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Mutations of the AAAS gene in an Indian family with Allgrove's syndrome.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Aug 2006
Mukhopadhya Ashis, Danda Sumita, Huebner Angela, Chacko Ashok
Abstract excerpt
The triple A or Allgrove's syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the triad of achalasia cardia, alacrima and ACTH resistant adrenocortical insufficiency. Mutations of the Achalasia-Addisonianism-Alacrima-Syndrome (AAAS) gene on chromosome 12q13 are associated with this syndrome. We report an Indian family where two siblings were homozygous for a known mutation of the AAAS gene and presented...
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