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Abstract
Autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus preferentially affect women, and multiple hypotheses are under investigation to elucidate this phenomenon. Emerging research suggests that multiple pathophysiological mechanisms and pathways are likely involved, including several that involve the X chromosome, but is skewing of X chromosome inactivation one of them?
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