Association of Turner's syndrome and Swyer's syndrome in the same family

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 557-559

  Copelli, S B ^b   Pasqualini, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

PCR SSCP sequencing; Point mutation; SRY gene; Swyer's syndrome; Turner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0034055504     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.5.557     Document Type: Article

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