NCIt synonyms : XIST; Non-Protein Coding RNA 1; NCRNA00001; X Inactive Specific Transcript Long Non-Protein Coding RNA; X Inactive Specific Transcript lncRNA; LINC00001; X Inactive Specific Transcript lincRNA; Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA 1; X Inactivation-Specific Transcript; X (Inactive)-Specific Transcript;
NCIt definition : X inactive specific transcript ( 19 kb) is encoded by the human XIST gene. This long
non-coding RNA is involved in the regulation of X chromosome inactivation in females.;