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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for "X-linked" dominant inheritance
  1. Sex-linked dominant 
    ... variant gene dominates the gene pair. For an X-linked dominant disorder: If the father has the variant X gene, all of his daughters will inherit the disease and none of his sons ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002050.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Genetics 
    ... the son will receive the variant gene. In X-linked dominant inheritance, the variant gene appears in females, causing the ... affected, however. Sons or daughters of affected females will have a ... hypercholesterolemia Marfan syndrome X-linked dominant: Only ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002048.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Sex-linked recessive 
    ... Y chromosomes. X and Y are sex chromosomes. Dominant inheritance occurs when a variant gene from one parent ... term "sex-linked recessive" most often refers to X-linked recessive.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002051.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Incontinentia pigmenti 
    IP is caused by an X-linked dominant genetic defect that occurs on a gene known as IKBKG. Because the gene defect occurs on the X chromosome, the condition ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001583.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. X-linked recessive genetic defects - how girls are affected (image) 
    ... because she has 2 X chromosomes, and the dominant X will compensate for the defect on the recessive X. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19096.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Alport syndrome 
    ... disorder is rare. There are three genetic types: X-linked Alport syndrome ... dominant Alport syndrome (ADAS) -- This is the rarest type. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000504.htm - Medical Encyclopedia