Molecular analysis of libyan families with allgrove syndrome: Geographic expansion of the ancestral mutation c.1331+1G>A in North Africa

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-21

  Kallabi, Fakhri ^a   Ben Rebeh, Imen ^b   Felhi, Rahma ^a   Sellami, Dorra ^c   Masmoudi, Saber ^b   Keskes, Leila ^a   Kamoun, Hassen ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

AAAS gene; Allgrove syndrome; c.1331+1G>A mutation; Founder effect; North Africa

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; AAAS PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN; NUCLEOPORIN;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ALGERIAN; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRON; LIBYAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNISIAN; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; POINT MUTATION;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LIBYA; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 84956802636     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000441653     Document Type: Article

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