An analysis of the genetic factors involved in testicular descent in a cohort of 14 male patients with anorchia

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 6282-6285

  Vinci, Giovanna ^a   Anjot, Marie Noëlle ^b   Trivin, Christine ^c   Lottmann, Henri ^d   Brauner, Raja ^b   McElreavey, Ken ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d Anthony Private Clinic   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN DERIVATIVE; INSULIN LIKE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANORCHIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRY GENE; TESTIS DESCENT; Y CHROMOSOME;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENES, SRY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; MALE; PROLINE; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TESTIS; THREONINE;

EID: 10344233163     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0891     Document Type: Article

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