Mutation analysis of FOXF2 in patients with disorders of sex development (DSD) in combination with cleft palate

Sexual Development

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 302-308

  Jochumsen, U ^a   Werner, R ^a   Miura, N ^b   Richter Unruh, A ^c   Hiort, O ^a   Holterhus, P M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Endokrinologikum Ruhr   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Disorders of sexual development; FOXF2; Genital development; Genital tubercle

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; DNA; GLYCINE; MESSENGER RNA; SERINE; THREONINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXF2; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER;

CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENITALIA; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

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EID: 62249208699     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000195679     Document Type: Article

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