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A small and active ring X chromosome in a female with features of Kabuki syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2008
Rodríguez L, Diego-Alvarez D, Lorda-Sanchez I, Gallardo F L, Martínez-Fernández M L, Arroyo-Muñoz M E, Martínez-Frías M L
Abstract excerpt
A ring X chromosome is found in about 6% of patients with Turner syndrome (TS), often with mosaicism for a 45,X cell line. Patients with this karyotype are reported to have a higher incidence of a more severe phenotype including mental retardation. In fact, some studies have shown a correlation between this severity and the presence or absence of an intact and functional X inactivation center (XIST). However, the...
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