One of two sex chromosomes that determine biological sex. Human females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have one X and one Y chromosome.
The most recent PET event took place in Edinburgh and brought together researchers, clinicians and members of the public to examine advances in understanding and treating male infertility...
A gene located on the X chromosome could explain why women have a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease...
Knocking out a single gene on the Y chromosome has been found to cause infertility in male mice...
A novel gene therapy may improve the trajectories of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to early trial results...
The latest PET event focused on access to and funding for preimplantation genetic testing, specifically in relation to monogenic conditions and chromosomal structural rearrangements...
A new one-time gene therapy has prevented bleeding episodes in haemophilia A patients in an investigational study carried out in India...
Associate professor of biomedical science at Peking University, China, Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin, discusses the rise in preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy in Malaysia...
Gene expression in the placenta is different for male and female fetuses during the first trimester...
A gene therapy that halts a childhood-onset fatal brain disease has been associated with an increased risk of developing blood cancer...
A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has halted the muscle decline associated with the condition in mice, and has also shown promise at repairing the muscles...
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