Functional assessment and clinical classification of androgen sensitivity in patients with mutations of the androgen receptor gene

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-14

  Sinnecker, G H G ^b   Hiort, O ^b   Nitsche, E M ^b   Holterhus, P M ^b   Kruse, K ^b   Akkurt, I ^a   Albers, N ^a   Blunck, W ^a   Bramswig J ^a   Dorr H G ^a   Guhde, H ^a   Hecker, W ^a   Heidemann, P ^a   Hesse, V ^a   Hinkel, K ^a   Hoepffner, W ^a   Holder, M ^a   Klasen, M ^a   Kruger G ^a   Leidenberger, F A ^a   Mix, M ^a   Morlot, M ^a   Muhlenberg R ^a   Pelz, L ^a   Reich, H ^a   Schnabel, D ^a   Sinnecker, R ^a   Willig, R P ^a   more..

^a Medical University of Lübeck ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

androgen insensitivity syndrome; androgen receptor; mutations; pseudohermaphroditism; sex hormone binding globulin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STANOZOLOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 8044230700     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050542     Document Type: Article

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