A novel splice site mutation in the androgen receptor gene results in exon skipping and a non-functional truncated protein

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-210

  Lim, Joyce ^a   Ghadessy, Farid J ^a   Yong, E L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Human androgen receptor; Splice site mutation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXON; FIBROBLAST; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTRON; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOP CODON;

ANDROGENS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EXONS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RNA SPLICING; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030930049     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(97)00109-3     Document Type: Article

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