X-linked Recessive at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is X-linked Recessive? X-linked recessive inheritance refers to genetic conditions associated with mutations in genes on the X chromosome. A male carrying such a mutation will be affected, because he carries only one X chromosome. A female carrying a mutation in one gene, with

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