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dc.contributor.authorRoman, Adrianna K. San
dc.contributor.authorPage, David C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-07T16:24:12Z
dc.date.available2020-05-07T16:24:12Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.identifier.issn0148-7299
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/125103
dc.description.abstractSex chromosome constitution varies in the human population, both between the sexes (46,XX females and 46,XY males), and within the sexes (e.g., 45,X and 46,XX females, and 47,XXY and 46,XY males). Coincident with this genetic variation are numerous phenotypic differences between males and females, and individuals with sex chromosome aneuploidy. However, the molecular mechanisms by which sex chromosome constitution impacts phenotypes at the cellular, tissue, and organismal levels remain largely unexplored. Thus, emerges a fundamental question connecting the study of sex differences and sex chromosome aneuploidy syndromes: How does sex chromosome constitution influence phenotype? Here, we focus on Turner syndrome (TS), associated with the 45,X karyotype, and its synergies with the study of sex differences. We review findings from evolutionary studies of the sex chromosomes, which identified genes that are most likely to contribute to phenotypes as a result of variation in sex chromosome constitution. We then explore strategies for investigating the direct effects of the sex chromosomes, and the evidence for specific sex chromosome genes impacting phenotypes. In sum, we argue that integrating the study of TS with sex differences offers a mutually beneficial alliance to identify contributions of the sex chromosomes to human development, health, and disease.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant F32HD091966)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant U01HG0007587)en_US
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1002/AJMG.C.31677en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alikeen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.sourcePMCen_US
dc.titleA strategic research alliance: Turner syndrome and sex differencesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationRoman, Adrianna K. San and David C. Page. “A strategic research alliance: Turner syndrome and sex differences.” American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics 181 (2019): 59-67 © 2019 The Author(s)en_US
dc.contributor.departmentWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Researchen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biologyen_US
dc.relation.journalAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical geneticsen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2020-01-27T17:48:15Z
dspace.date.submission2020-01-27T17:48:17Z
mit.journal.volume181en_US
mit.journal.issue1en_US
mit.metadata.statusComplete


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