SRY interference of normal regulation of the RET gene suggests a potential role of the Y-chromosome gene in sexual dimorphism in Hirschsprung disease

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 685-697

  Li, Yunmin ^a,c   Kido, Tatsuo ^a,c   Garcia Barcelo, Maria M ^d   Tam, Paul K H ^d   Tabatabai, Z Laura ^b   Lau, Yun Fai Chris ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX10; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PAX3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN RET; RET PROTEIN, HUMAN; SOX10 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SRY PROTEIN, HUMAN; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; THYROID NUCLEAR FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; ONCOGENE RET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRY GENE; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; Y CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; SOXE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84922435377     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu488     Document Type: Article

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