Direct molecular diagnosis of CYP2 1 mutations in congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-375

  Lee, Hsien Hsiung ^a   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^a   Ng, Heung Tat ^a   Choo, Kong Bung ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; CYP21; Mutational analysis

Indexed keywords

STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE;

ALLELE; AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MARKER GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; ZYGOSITY;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0029979629     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.5.371     Document Type: Article

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