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Analysis of the AAAS gene in a Japanese patient with triple A syndrome.
Endocrine journal - 1 Feb 2002
Katsumata Noriyuki, Hirose Hiroyuki, Kagami Masayo, Tanaka Toshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Triple A syndrome, also known as Allgrove syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by adrenal insufficiency, achalasia and alacrima. It has recently been reported that this syndrome is caused by mutations in the AAAS gene. In the present study, we analyzed the AAAS gene in a Japanese patient with triple A syndrome. The patient was a Japanese girl previously reported by Hirose et al. (J Jpn...
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