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Mutation spectra of the AAAS gene in Iranian families with Allgrove Syndrome.
Archives of medical research - 1 Feb 2011
Yassaee Vahid Reza, Soltani Ziba, Ardakani Bahareh Malekafzali
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Allgrove (OMIM#231550) or Triple-A syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the triad of familial adrenal insufficiency, achalasia, and alacrima. Approximately one-half of all patients with Triple-A syndrome have been shown to have mutations in the AAAS gene on chromosome 12q13, which results in loss or non-function of the encoded protein. METHODS: Five unrelated...
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