NCIt synonyms : XIC; DXS1089; DXS399E; SXI1; DKFZp779P0129; swd66; XCE; X (Inactive)-Specific Transcript Gene; Non-Protein Coding RNA 1 Gene; NCRNA00001; X (Inactive)-Specific Transcript (Non-Protein Coding) Gene; LINC00001; Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA 1 Gene; X Inactive Specific Transcript wt Allele; X Inactivation-Specific Transcript Gene; X Inactive Specific Transcript (Non-Protein Coding) Gene;
NCIt definition : Human XIST wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of Xq13.2 and is approximately
32 kb in length. This allele, which encodes X inactive specific transcript long non-coding
RNA, may play a role in female dosage compensation of the X chromosome.;