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Spread of X inactivation on chromosome 15 is associated with a more severe phenotype in a girl with an unbalanced t(X; 15) translocation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2014
Yeung K S, Chee Y Y, Luk H M, Kan Anita S Y, Tang Mary H Y, Lau Elizabeth T, Shuen Andrew Y, Lo Ivan F M, Chan Kelvin Y K, Chung Brian H Y
Abstract excerpt
We report on a baby girl with multiple congenital abnormalities, including cleft palate, intrauterine growth restriction, and double outlet right ventricle (DORV) with ventricular septal defect. She had an unbalanced chromosome translocation t (X;15) resulting in monosomy 15pter → p10 and trisomy Xq13.1 → q28. All three copies of Xq encompass the XIST gene. It is known that X chromosome inactivation could spread...
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