Identification of a novel WFS1 mutation (AFF344-345ins) in Japanese patients with Wolfram syndrome

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-141

  Inukai, Kouichi ^a   Awata, Takuya ^a   Inoue, Kiyoaki ^a   Kurihara, Susumu ^a   Nakashima, Youhei ^a   Watanabe, Masaki ^a   Sawa, Takahiro ^a   Takata, Nobuki ^a   Katayama, Shigehiro ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypopituitarism; WFS1; Wolfram syndrome

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; INSULIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; JAPAN; MALE; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; JAPAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 21744434204     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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