X chromosome abnormal inactivation: a unique factor for women's diseases?

Cuijiao Wu; Zhifu Sun

doi:10.2217/epi.16.2

X chromosome abnormal inactivation: a unique factor for women's diseases?

Epigenomics. 2016 Apr;8(4):447-50. doi: 10.2217/epi.16.2. Epub 2016 Apr 1.

Authors

Cuijiao Wu¹, Zhifu Sun²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Histology & Embryology, Qingdao University Medical School, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
² Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

PMID: 27032507
DOI: 10.2217/epi.16.2

No abstract available

Keywords: X chromosome inactivation; X chromosome loss; X-linked disorder; abnormal X chromosome gene expression; cancer risk; skewed X-chromosome inactivation; tumor progression and outcome.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, X / genetics*
Female
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / genetics*
Humans
Women's Health
X Chromosome Inactivation*