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Possibly of Interest - Autoimmunity linked to X chromosome?

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Thanks for posting!👌👏

If an estimated 80% of lupus sufferers are women what about the 20% of men that suffer lupus?

Have they inherited a “bad”/faulty/defective X chromosome from their mothers?🧐

Women have 2 X chromosomes in their body cells but men only have one. So in women even WITH a defective X not suffering lupus does the healthy/non-defective X take over cellular functions!🧐

What’s the connection? There must 100,000s of male lupus sufferers worldwide. Many are on this forum!?

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