Mutational analysis of the androgen receptor gene in two Indian families with partial androgen insensitivity syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1169-1173

  Nagaraja, M R ^a   Rastogi, Amit ^a   Raman, Rajiva ^b   Gupta, Dinesh K ^a   Singh, S K ^a,b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Androgen insensitivity syndrome; Androgen receptor gene mutation; Hypospadias

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 77349098792     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2009.22.12.1169     Document Type: Article

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