Diminished sex hormone levels influence the risk of skewed X chromosome inactivation
Amy L. Roberts, Marc F. Österdahl, Aparajita Sahoo, Joseph Pickles, Christopher Franklin-Cheung, Samuel Wadge, Nawal A Mohamoud, Alessandro Morea, Ariella Amar, David Lester Morris, Timothy James Vyse, Claire Joanne Steves, Kerrin S. Small
The paper investigates the association between menopause and XCI-skew in females, finding early surgical menopause and low testosterone polygenic scores increase XCI-skew risk.
medRxiv · Apr 22, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine