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Eight novel mutations of the androgen receptor gene in patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Chávez B, Méndez J P, Ulloa-Aguirre A, Larrea F, Vilchis F
Abstract excerpt
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is an X-linked genetic disorder of male sexual differentiation caused by mutations in the androgen receptor (AR) gene. A reliable genotype-phenotype correlation in these patients does not exist as yet. Here we report the molecular studies performed on eight individuals with AIS. Exon-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), single-strand conformation polymorphism, and...
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