Previous research has hinted that the X chromosome – of which most women have two and most men have just one – is vital to brain health. Mutations in the X chromosome often cause intellectual ...

For example, mutations in the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome cause fragile X syndrome, a condition associated with intellectual disability. Turner syndrome, a condition where females are born with only ...

One X chromosome is inherited from each parent and two are present in women at birth. However, only one X chromosome is required in each of their body cells, therefore the other is inactivated at ...

Their insights advance our understanding of our most enigmatic chromosome, the X chromosome. They have now created an atlas of how the X chromosome is inactivated in humans, which they have ...

Previous studies have suggested a link between the X chromosome and brain health. Mutations in the X chromosome are strongly associated with certain disabilities. Women with Turner Syndrome—a ...

"Ultimately, it could also help us find constructive strategies for slowing brain aging in both sexes." X chromosome mutations can cause intellectual disability, and the X chromosome is thought to be ...

Previous research has hinted at the X chromosome’s vital role in brain health. Mutations in the X chromosome often cause intellectual disability, and women born with just one X chromosome (a ...

In a new study it has been revealed that the X chromosome passed down to the child from the mother might be responsible for accelerated brain ageing, potentially increasing the risk of conditions like ...

There were 10 different mutation/H/VNTR haplotype combinations on the 50 PKU chromosomes: one set of 5 and another of 8 accounted for 88 and 77% of these chromosomes in the French-Canadian and non ...