X inactivation in human testicular tumors
X inactivation in human testicular tumors
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Hagerstown: American Society for Investigative Pathology
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English
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Hagerstown: American Society for Investigative Pathology
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In female mammalian cells, inactivation of one of the X chromosomes compensates the increased dosage of X-linked genes as compared with their male counterparts. This process is initiated by the X-inactive specific transcripts of the xist/XIST gene in cis, resulting in methylation of specific sites of genes to be silenced. However, in male germ cell...
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X inactivation in human testicular tumors
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_218946188
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_218946188
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0002-9440
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1525-2191
