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X-inactivation profile reveals extensive variability in X-linked gene expression in females.
Nature - 17 Mar 2005
Carrel Laura, Willard Huntington F
Abstract excerpt
In female mammals, most genes on one X chromosome are silenced as a result of X-chromosome inactivation. However, some genes escape X-inactivation and are expressed from both the active and inactive X chromosome. Such genes are potential contributors to sexually dimorphic traits, to phenotypic variability among females heterozygous for X-linked conditions, and to clinical abnormalities in patients with abnormal X...
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