Mutation analysis of POUF-1, PROP-1 and HESX-1 show low frequency of mutations in children with sporadic forms of combined pituitary hormone deficiency and septo-optic dysplasia

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Rainbow, L A ^a   Rees, S A ^b   Shaikh, M G ^c   Shaw, N J ^c   Cole, T ^b   Barrett, T G ^a,c   Kirk, J M W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; TERATOGENIC AGENT; THYMINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HESX 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PROP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINED PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTOOPTIC DYSPLASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA; TERATOGENS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 13444254372     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.02189.x     Document Type: Article

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