Decreased androgen receptor gene methylation in premature pubarche: A novel pathogenetic mechanism?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 968-972

  Vottero, A ^a   Capelletti, M ^a,b   Giuliodori, S ^a   Viani, I ^a   Ziveri, M ^a   Neri, T M ^b   Bernasconi, S ^a   Ghizzoni, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Parma Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DNA;

AR GENE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURITY;

CHILD; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REFERENCE VALUES; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 33644821997     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-2354     Document Type: Article

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