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== Merge X-linked dominant, X-linked recessive, and Sex linkage into an article on "X-linked inheritance" or "X-linked disorders"? ==
What do people think about merging these topics? The [[X-linked dominant]] article is woefully lacking and the [[X-linked recessive]] article makes note of the fact that differences in X-inactivation can lead to phenotypic expression of an X-linked "recessive" trait in a "carrier" female. In many of these disorders female carriers DO have phenotypes (for example, carriers of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy gene mutation are at high risk for cardiomyopathy as adults) so the "recessive" label should not really be applied. The [[Sex linkage]] article seems to be an attempt to do this but would need to be overhauled.
Thoughts? [[User:Medical geneticist|Medical geneticist]] ([[User talk:Medical geneticist|talk]]) 22:18, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
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