Molecular analysis of WNT4 gene in four adolescent girls with mullerian duct abnormality and hyperandrogenism (atypical Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster- Hauser syndrome)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2683-2686

  Philibert, Pascal ^a   Biason Lauber, Anna ^b   Gueorguieva, Iva ^c   Stuckens, Chantal ^c   Pienkowski, Catherine ^d   Lebon Labich, Béatrice ^e   Paris, Franoise ^a,f   Sultan, Charles ^a,f  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

^d Service de Radiologie   (France)

^e UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

atypical Mayer Rokintansky K ster Hauser syndrome; hyperandrogenism; mullerian aplasia; steroidogenic enzymes regulation; Wnt4

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 17; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE; WNT4 PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; 46, XX DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BETA CATENIN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; MULLERIAN DUCTS; MUTATION; OVARY; PHENOTYPE; PROGESTERONE REDUCTASE; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TRANSFECTION; UTERUS; VAGINA; WNT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959720658     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.152     Document Type: Article

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