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BEXCIS: Bayesian methods for estimating the degree of the skewness of X chromosome inactivation.
BMC bioinformatics - 24 May 2022
Yu Wen-Yi, Zhang Yu, Li Meng-Kai, Yang Zi-Ying, Fung Wing Kam, Zhao Pei-Zhen, Zhou Ji-Yuan
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BACKGROUND: X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is an epigenetic phenomenon that one of two X chromosomes in females is transcriptionally silenced during early embryonic development. Skewed XCI has been reported to be associated with some X-linked diseases. There have been several methods measuring the degree of the skewness of XCI. However, these methods may still have several limitations. RESULTS: We propose a...
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