Human disorders attributable to sex-linked recessive inheritance

Human disorders attributable to sex-linked recessive inheritance

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Human disorders attributable to sex-linked recessive inheritance
trait conspicuous signs
hemophilia A bleeding tendency with joint involvement
Duchenne muscular dystrophy progressive muscle weakness
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome cerebral palsy, self-mutilation
fragile-X syndrome mental retardation, characteristic facies
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