X-linked tumor suppressors: perplexing inheritance, a unique therapeutic opportunity.

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Unlike autosomal genes, the majority of X-linked genes are subject to dosage compensation. As a result, female tissues comprise cells exclusively expressing X-linked genes from one or other parent. The implication of having only one allele of active X-linked genes in cancer pathogenesis, i.e. somatic single-hit inactivation and dominant inheritance, has not been extensively explored. Recent studies have...

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