Study identifies mechanism affecting X chromosome that could lead to new disease therapies

Saturday, June 13, 2020 - 11:20 in Health & Medicine

Learning how to inactivate and reactivate an X chromosome would have important implications for medicine. A notable category of beneficiaries could be people with certain congenital diseases known as X-linked disorders, which are caused by mutations in genes on the X chromosome.

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