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. 2009 Dec 4;5(12):e1000751. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000751

Table 1. Average fold change in expression of X-linked genes grouped either by sex-matched triploid/diploid comparisons or by X inactivation status.

Group Number of X-linked genes Average fold changea
XaXaXi/XaXiXib XaXaXi/XaXi XaXiXi/XYY XaXiXi/XaXi XYY/XY XaXi/XY
Grouped by triploid/diploid expression comparisons 1c 108 1.2 1.14 1.31 0.95 0.71 0.99
2d 88 1.43 1.12 1.09 0.78 1.03 1.43
3e 26 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.01 1.04 1.12
Grouped by X inactivation status 4f 161 1.63 1.22 1.17 0.75 0.73 1.14
5g 80 1.55 1.09 0.97 0.70 0.80 1.11
6h 37 1.27 1.09 1.46 0.86 0.72 1.12
Totali 362 1.57 1.17 1.08 0.74 0.79 1.15

a Average expression fold change between cultures after normalization to autosomal gene expression

b Xa: active X chromosome, Xi: inactive X chromosome

c Group 1: genes with similar expression in XaXiXi versus XaXi

d Group 2: genes with similar expression in XYY versus XY

e Group 3: genes that overlap between groups 1 and 2, i.e. have similar expression in both XaXiXi versus XaXi and XYY versus XY comparisons.

f Group 4: genes subject to X inactivation (not expressed in rodent x human hybrid cell lines that retain an inactive human X [14].

g Group 5: genes that variably escape from X inactivation (expressed in 1-6/9 hybrid lines) [14].

h Group 6: genes that consistently escape from X inactivation (expressed in 7-9/9 hybrid lines) [14]. PAR1 genes were not included.

i All 362 X-linked genes detected by microarray expression analysis in all diploid and triploid cell cultures.