A genetic study of the human T gene and its exclusion as a major candidate gene for sacral agenesis with anorectal atresia

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-213

  Papapetrou, Charalambos ^a   Drummond, Felicity ^a   Reardon, William ^b   Winter, Robin ^b   Spitz, Lewis ^c   Edwards, Yvonne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal atresia; Human T gene; Sacral agenesis

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESODERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM AGENESIS;

EID: 0033024028     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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