Identification of AAAS gene mutation in allgrove syndrome: A report of three cases

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1277-1282

  Li, Wenjing ^a   Gong, Chunxiu ^a   Qi, Zhan ^a   Wu, Di ^a   Cao, Bingyan ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AAAS gene; Allgrove syndrome; Chinese; Genetic analysis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

AAAS GENE; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PEDIGREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHIRMER TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

EID: 84940483970     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2015.2677     Document Type: Article

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