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X chromosome-inactivation patterns of 1,005 phenotypically unaffected females.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2006
Amos-Landgraf James M, Cottle Amy, Plenge Robert M, Friez Mike, Schwartz Charles E, Longshore John, Willard Huntington F
Abstract excerpt
X-chromosome inactivation is widely believed to be random in early female development and to result in a mosaic distribution of cells, approximately half with the paternally derived X chromosome inactive and half with the maternally derived X chromosome inactive. Significant departures from such a random pattern are hallmarks of a variety of clinical states, including being carriers for severe X-linked diseases...
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