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By RT-PCR analysis and the androgen receptor assay, it was shown that in one of these mentally retarded patients, the XIST on the mar(X) was not transcribed and consequently the mar(X) was not inactivated, leading to functional disomy X. In the other patient, the XIST was transcribed but the r(X) appeared to be active by the androgen receptor assay. Our results suggest that uniparental disomy X may not be uncommon in mentally retarded patients with Turner syndrome. Functional disomy X seems to be the cause of mental retardation in these patients, although the underlying molecular basis could be diverse. 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