Genetics of McCune-Albright syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 577-582

  de Sanctis, Luisa ^a   Delmastro, Lisa ^a   Russo, Maria Chiara ^a   Matarazzo, Patrizia ^b   Lala, Roberto ^b   de Sanctis, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT;

ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ALLELE; CODON; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSAICISM; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOMATIC MUTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 33745253978     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2006.19.s2.577     Document Type: Review

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