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Phenotype in X chromosome rearrangements: pitfalls of X inactivation study.
Pathologie-biologie - 1 Feb 2007
Schluth C, Cossée M, Girard-Lemaire F, Carelle N, Dollfus H, Jeandidier E, Flori E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: X inactivation pattern in X chromosome rearrangements usually favor the less unbalanced cells. It is correlated to a normal phenotype, small size or infertility. We studied the correlation between phenotype and X inactivation ratio in patients with X structural anomalies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During the 1999-2005 period, 12 X chromosome rearrangements, including three prenatal cases, were diagnosed in...
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