New findings on X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: 5α-Reductase isoform 2 relative gene expression is modified in affected fibroblasts

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 367, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Petroni, A ^a   Cappa, M ^b   Blasevich, M ^a   Solinas, M ^a   Uziel, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Child Neurology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholesterol ester; Steroid hormones; Testosterone metabolites; Very long chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE 1; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 4444356539     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.05.115     Document Type: Article

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