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Unbalanced X;Autosome Translocations May Lead to Mild Phenotypes and Are Associated with Autoimmune Diseases.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2020
Ciaccio Claudia, Redaelli Serena, Bentivegna Angela, Marelli Susan, Crosti Francesca, Sala Elena M, Cavallari Ugo
Abstract excerpt
Unbalanced X;autosome translocations are a rare occurrence with a wide variability in clinical presentation in which the X chromosome unbalance is usually mitigated by a favorable X inactivation pattern. In most cases, this compensation mechanism is incomplete, and the patients show a syndromic clinical presentation. We report the case of a family with 4 women, of 3 different generations, carrying an unbalanced...
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