Reduced risk of synovial sarcoma in females: X-chromosome inactivation?

Synovial sarcoma shows a characteristic t(X;18) translocation but not the expected female predominance in incidence. We speculate that, among females, one X-chromosome is inactivated and that only the translocation to an active X-chromosome leads to development of synovial sarcoma. Population-based...

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Autores principales: Bu, X, Bernstein, L, Brynes, R K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2002
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2364289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12085251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6600362

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2364289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12085251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6600362

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