Different insulin-like 3 (INSL3) gene mutations not associated with human cryptorchidism

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Marin, R ^a   Ferlin, A ^a   Moro, E ^a   Garolla, A ^a   Foresta, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; INSL3; Leydig insulin like hormone; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; NUCLEOTIDE; RELAXIN LIKE FACTOR; RELAXIN LIKE FACTOR 3; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; EXON; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 4243805663     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343848     Document Type: Article

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