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X-linked Rare Disease Gene Identification

X-linked rare diseases include Hemophilia B, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Rett syndrome (RTT), Fragile X syndrome (FXS), etc. Our company focuses on genomic technologies that have an impact on the understanding of X-linked rare disease traits to help customers reliably and comprehensively elucidate X chromosome inactivation (XCI) patterns in these diseases, providing important information for careful assessment and interpretation of skewed X inactivation, thereby revealing potential therapeutic targets and providing directions and targets for new therapeutics and drugs for rare diseases.

Introduction to X-linked Diseases

Although significant progress has been made over the last decade in uncovering the genes and variants responsible for Mendelian diseases, many disease features have yet to be understood and molecularly characterized from the standpoint of perturbations in biological homeostasis. X-linked diseases pose challenges to current research and understanding, including the differential severity of female and male disease phenotypes and the differential contribution to disease severity of the female X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) skewing.

The phenomenon of XCI is a major source of variation in the expressivity of X-linked disorders in females, a well-established dosage compensation mechanism ensuring that X chromosome genes are expressed at comparable levels in females and males. However, XCI can be random or imprinted, and XCI skewing is often observed. The inactive X chromosome is not completely silent. Nearly 15% of X-linked genes in humans are thought to escape inactivation and are expressed from active and inactive X chromosomes. Determining which genes escape X inactivation has important implications for explaining the inheritance pattern and/or penetrance of diseases.

Significance of X-linked Rare Disease Gene Identification

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Our researchers have now developed a variety of methods for X-linked rare disease gene identification to make an important contribution to our customer's understanding of the biological pathways, in which X-linked rare disease-related genes are involved and regulated and the molecular mechanisms of disease pathophysiology, thereby accelerating your rare disease target research and identification.

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Our company is committed to providing X-linked rare disease identification services to help customers gain insight into the physiopathology of X-linked rare diseases. Our professional, reliable, and flexible solutions are vital to our customers' research in molecular diagnostics and the design of targeted therapies for these diseases. If you are interested in our services, please feel free to contact us for more details and quotation information of related services.

Reference

• Migeon, Barbara R. "X-linked diseases: susceptible females." Genetics in Medicine 22.7 (2020): 1156-1174.

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