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A Japanese case with Frasier syndrome caused by the splice junction mutation of WT1 gene.
Endocrine journal - 1 Oct 1999
Okuhara K, Tajima S, Nakae J, Sasaki S, Tochimaru H, Abe S, Fujieda K
Abstract excerpt
The Wilms' tumor suppressor gene, WT1, plays an important role in the development of the urogenital system and also subsequent normal function of this system. Recently, the splice mutations in intron 9 of WT1 gene have been detected in Frasier syndrome, which is characterized by streak gonads, pseudohermaphroditism, slowly progressive nephropathy and frequent development of gonadoblastoma. Here to elucidate the...
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