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. 2023 Apr;3(4):e748.
doi: 10.1002/cpz1.748.

Nonrandom X Chromosome Inactivation Detection

Raymond C Caylor  1
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Nonrandom X Chromosome Inactivation Detection

Raymond C Caylor. Curr Protoc. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

X chromosome inactivation patterns may be clinically useful in assessing tumor clonality, determining carrier status for certain X-linked disorders, and evaluating the pathogenicity of a genetic variant identified in an X-linked gene. The protocols in this article utilize the highly polymorphic trinucleotide repeat within the first exon of the human androgen receptor gene (AR) and the methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme HpaII to distinguish between the maternal and paternal alleles and simultaneously determine their methylation status. The data obtained from these protocols can be used to calculate the ratio of inactivation between the two alleles that ultimately reflects whether a female has a random or nonrandom pattern of X chromosome inactivation. © 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: X chromosome inactivation assay Basic Protocol 2: PCR amplification and labeling of digested and undigested DNA templates.

Keywords: X chromosome inactivation; clinical; diagnostic; molecular; testing.

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