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Selective Xi reactivation and alternative methods to restore MECP2 function in Rett syndrome.
Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Sept 2022
Grimm Niklas-Benedikt, Lee Jeannie T
Abstract excerpt
The human X-chromosome harbors only 4% of our genome but carries over 20% of genes associated with intellectual disability. Given that they inherit only one X-chromosome, males are more frequently affected by X-linked neurodevelopmental genetic disorders than females. However, despite inheriting two X-chromosomes, females can also be affected because X-chromosome inactivation enables only one of two X-chromosomes...
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