Tpit mutations reveal a new model of pituitary differentiation and account for isolated ACTH deficiency;Mutations du facteur de transcription Tpit et différenciation hypophysaire

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1009-1013

  Pulichino, Anne Marie ^a   Vallette Kasic, Sophie ^a   Couture, Catherine ^a   Brue, Thierry ^a,b   Drouin, Jacques ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b Institut Jean Roche   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INTERMEDIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SF 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROD1 GENE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PITX1 GENE; PRIMORDIUM; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TPIT GENE;

EID: 8544249122     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/200420111009     Document Type: Review

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