Mutation Spectra of the AAAS Gene in Iranian Families with Allgrove Syndrome

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-168

  Yassaee, Vahid Reza ^a   Soltani, Ziba ^a   Ardakani, Bahareh Malekafzali ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AAAS gene; Allgrove Syndrome; Iran; WD repeat gene

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AAAS GENE; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME 12Q; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DATABASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955742165     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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