Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.
X Chromosome Mystery: Your Mom’s Genes Could Be Accelerating Brain Aging
UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...
Decoding the giant Y of Silene latifolia: Evolutionary insights into an unusually large sex chromosome
A high-quality genome assembly of Silene latifolia was generated by researchers at CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and ...
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Shedding light on sex differences in human disease
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.
Simple treatment can save lives for men with a common chromosomal disorder
More than half of all men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are unaware that they have the condition. Among those who do receive ...
Octopuses have some of the oldest known sex chromosomes, study finds
The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have ...
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Mystery revealed: Octopuses’ sex chromosome is 480 million years old
The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...
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Can an Extra X Chromosome Amplify Autoimmune Disease Risk?
Patients with Klinefelter and triple X syndromes show an increased prevalence of SLE and Sjögren disease, likely due to the synergistic interaction of the extra X chromosomes.
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Octopuses have some of the oldest known sex chromosomes
Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...