Variability of endocrinological dysfunction in 55 patients with X- linked adrenoleucodystrophy: Clinical, laboratory and genetic findings

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-47

  Korenke, G Christoph ^a   Roth, Christian ^a   Krasemann, Ernst ^a   Hüfner, Michael ^a   Hunneman, Donald H ^a   Hanefeld, Folker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PEROXISOME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; ANDROGENS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; RENIN; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030742989     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1370040     Document Type: Article

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