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Copy number changes on the X chromosome in women with and without highly skewed X-chromosome inactivation.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2012
Jobanputra V, Levy B, Kinney A, Brown S, Shirazi M, Yu C, Kline J, Warburton D
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To test the hypothesis that microdeletions or microduplications below the resolution of a standard karyotype may be a significant cause of highly skewed X-inactivation (HSXI) in women without a cytogenetically detected X-chromosome anomaly. METHODS: Cases were women with HSXI, defined as ≥85% of cells in a blood sample with the same active allele at the HUMARA locus. The skewing in controls ranged from 50 to...
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