X-linked recessive diseases
X-linked recessive disorders are also caused by mutations in genes on the X chromosome. In males (who have only one X chromosome), one altered copy of the gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the condition. In females
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Causes List for X-linked recessive diseases
Some possible causes of X-linked recessive diseases or similar disorders may include:2
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, type 2 (X-linked recessive)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, type 3 (X-linked recessive)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, type 5 ...
Genetics of X-linked recessive diseases
X-linked recessive diseases are caused by genes located on the X chromosome. Boys have only one copy of X-linked genes because they have one X chromosome. If a boy inherits a disease-causing mutation in a gene located
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References
- Source: GHR (NLM/NIH): ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ primer/ inheritance/ inheritancepatterns
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
- Source: NIAID (NIH): niaid.nih.gov/ diseases-conditions/ pidds-genetics-inheritance
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