Sexual dimorphism in mammalian gene expression.

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Males and females have obvious phenotypic differences; they also exhibit differences related to health, life span, cognitive abilities and have different responses to diseases such as anemia, coronary heart disease, hypertension and renal dysfunction. Although the anatomical, hormonal and chemical differences between the sexes are well known, there are few molecular descriptors for gender-specific physiological...

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