Genetics of septo-optic dysplasia

Pituitary

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 393-407

  Kelberman, Daniel ^a   Dattani, Mehul Tulsidas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HESX1; Pituitary; Septo optic dysplasia; SOX2; SOX3

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HESX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREBRAIN; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PATHOGENESIS; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SEPTOOPTIC DYSPLASIA;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; HMGB PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND; SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 36248968056     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-007-0055-5     Document Type: Article

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