x-linked recessive inheritance

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Related to x-linked recessive inheritance: mitochondrial inheritance, Autosomal recessive inheritance, Autosomal dominant inheritance

x-link·ed re·ces·sive in·her·i·tance

(lingkt rē-ses'iv in-her'i-tăns)

A type of genetic disorder in which the disorder will occur in a male with one copy of the gene and in a female with both allelles showing the same mutation.

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X-linked recessive inheritance

The inheritance of a trait by the presence of a single gene on the X chromosome in a male, passed from a female who has the gene on one of her X chromosomes, and who is referred to as an unaffected carrier.

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Usually X-linked recessive inheritance is seen with this syndrome.

HIDROTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA - A CASE STUDY

Autosomal dominant and recessive as well as X-linked recessive inheritance has been described.

Cardiological diagnosis

Because we successfully used maternal serum to diagnose fetal gender, our diagnostic method may be useful in place of invasive prenatal diagnostic methods such as amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling in cases of X-linked recessive inheritance. If a fetus has a risk of X-linked recessive inheritance and is found to be female by our maternal serum-based method, use of an invasive prenatal diagnostic method may not be necessary.

Successful diagnosis of fetal gender using conventional PCR analysis of maternal serum