X-linked recessive inheritance

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Noun1.X-linked recessive inheritance - hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring
hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
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Most patients (65%) have gp91phox mutation with X-linked recessive inheritance in Western countries, while in the region with high rate of consanguinity, such as Turkey, Iran and Israel, autosomal recessive (AR) form of disease is prevalent (2).
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The patients are all male, which is in accordance with the genetic characteristics of X-linked recessive inheritance, and the imaging features are consistent with the typical characteristic features of SEDT.
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