Codon 89 polymorphism of the human 5α-steroid reductase type 2 gene

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 399-402

  Vilchis, F ^a   Hernandez D ^a   Canto, P ^a   Mendez J P ^a,b   Chavez B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

5 reductase; Polymorphism; Silent mutation; Steroid 5 reductase type 2 gene

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; VALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILENT GENE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 1842376271     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02498.x     Document Type: Article

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