Triple A syndrome: 32 years experience of a single centre (1977-2008)

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1323-1328

  Milenkovic, Tatjana ^a   Zdravkovic, Dragan ^a   Savic, Natasa ^a   Todorovic, Sladjana ^a   Mitrovic, Katarina ^a   Koehler, Katrin ^b   Huebner, Angela ^b  

^a Institute of Mother and Child Healthcare of Serbia Dr Vukan upi   (Serbia)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AAAS gene mutation; Achalasia; Adrenal insufficiency; Alacrima; Triple A syndrome

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; DNA; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957670770     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1222-7     Document Type: Article

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