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Nonrandom inactivation of the X chromosome in early lineage hematopoietic cells in carriers of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
1 May 1995
Abstract excerpt
The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked (Xp11.22) recessive immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by susceptibility to opportunistic and pyogenic infections, thrombocytopenia, and eczema. Previous studies of obligate carriers of WAS documented that nonrandom inactivation of the X chromosome carrying the defective gene is observed in all peripheral blood cells. The existence of both abnormal platelets...
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