Pituitary dwarfism in the R271W Pit-1 gene mutation

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 829-834

  Aarskog, D ^a,b   Eiken, H G ^b   Bjerknes, R ^b   Myking, O L ^b  

^a Barneklinikken   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dysmorphology; Pit 1 gene; Pituitary dwarfism; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; PITUITARY DWARFISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ARGININE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MUTATION; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; THYROID HORMONES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0030781349     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050722     Document Type: Article

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