Mutations Attracted to the X Chromosome Amplify Disease Risk

July 31, 2026
Read time: 5-15 mins

For nearly 30 years, scientists thought they knew why the X chromosome accumulates an unusual type of DNA mutation. New research challenges that explanation and points to a very different mechanism, one that could change how researchers understand certain inherited disorders.

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