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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by genes located on the X-chromosome.
Wiktionary
- adj. genetics Associated with the X chromosome.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. relating to genes or characteristics or conditions carried on the X chromosome
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“Some rarer genetic conditions, such as hemophilia, fragile X syndrome, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, are passed to children in a slightly different way, known as X-linked inheritance.”
Simon & Schuster: Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
“However, in individuals with X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP), the immune system does not always respond as it should to specific challenges.”
“Therefore, when a male has an alteration in SH2D1A, he will develop clinical signs of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP).”
“There are several ways that X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) can be diagnosed.”
“Provided that the male partner of a female carrier does not himself have X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP), a female child inheriting the alteration will also be a carrier like her mother and not show symptoms of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP).”
“However, in some cases, boys or young men with X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) can develop lymphoma without ever having had Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.”
“A blood sample is obtained from a male who has clinical symptoms of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) or from a female who wants to see if she is a carrier of an SH2D1A alteration.”
“This child would not be a carrier of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) and therefore, she could not pass the SH2D1A alteration to her future children.”
“This suggests that other genes besides SH2D1A could be responsible for causing certain cases of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP).”
“This information could strengthen the conclusion that the SH2D1A alteration was linked to the diagnosis of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) or XLP carrier state in the individual being tested.”
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