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Could the leukocyte x chromosome inactivation pattern be extrapolated to hair bulbs?
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2010
Kaupert Laura C, Billerbeck Ana Elisa C, Brito Vinícius N, Mendonca Berenice B, Bachega Tânia A S S
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BACKGROUND: The androgen receptor gene is located on the X chromosome with a polymorphic tract of CAG repeats that is inversely correlated to the receptor's transactivation activity. A short CAG tract is associated with hyperandrogenic disorders. In women, one of the X chromosomes is inactivated...
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