Analysis of the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene (WT1) in patients 46,XY disorders of sex development

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Köhler, Birgit ^a   Biebermann, H ^a   Friedsam, V ^a   Gellermann, J ^a   Maier, R F ^b   Pohl, M ^c   Wieacker, P ^d   Hiort, O ^e   Gruters A ^a   Krude, H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANORCHIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

46, XY DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GONADAL DYSGENESIS, 46,XY; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 79960082053     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-2804     Document Type: Article

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