Triple-a syndrome

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 685, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-8

  Vijaya Sarathi, ^b   Shah, Nalini S ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; AAAS PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN; NUCLEOPORIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALACRIMIA; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 12Q13; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME 12; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MISSENSE MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 77955863811     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6448-9_1     Document Type: Article

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