Mutation and polymorphism analyses of INSL3 and LGR8/GREAT in 62 Japanese patients with cryptorchidism

Hormone Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-76

  Yamazawa, Kazuki ^a,b   Wada, Yuka ^a   Sasagawa, Isoji ^d   Aoki, Katsuya ^c   Ueoka, Katsuhiko ^c   Ogata, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; INSL3; LGR8 GREAT; Mutation analysis; Polymorphisms; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 8; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR AFFECTING TESTIS DESCENT PROTEIN; INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 3; SOMATOMEDIN; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRYPTORCHISM; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED;

EID: 33847415031     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096089     Document Type: Article

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