Rapid detection of a mutation hot-spot in the human androgen receptor

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 202-205

  Malmgren, Helena ^a   Gustavsson, Jan ^b   Tuvemo, Torsten ^b   Dahl, Niklas ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Androgen insensitivity; Androgen receptor; Carrier diagnosis; Recurrent mutation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CYTOSINE;

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIN FIBROBLAST; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0030458596     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02626.x     Document Type: Article

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