The role of the CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene and of skewed X-chromosome inactivation, in the pathogenesis of hirsutism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1735-1740

  Calvo, R M ^a   Asuncion M ^a   Sancho, J ^a   San Millan J L ^a   Escobar Morreale, H F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DNA;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HPAII; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034456114     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.4.1735     Document Type: Review

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