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An unusual member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily responsible for X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita.
Nature - 15 Dec 1994
Zanaria E, Muscatelli F, Bardoni B, Strom T M, Guioli S, Guo W, Lalli E, Moser C, Walker A P, McCabe E R
Abstract excerpt
X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita is a developmental disorder of the human adrenal gland that results in profound hormonal deficiencies and is lethal if untreated. We have isolated the gene responsible for the disease, DAX-1, which is deleted or mutated in X-linked adrenal hypoplasia patients. DAX-1 encodes a new member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily displaying a novel DNA-binding domain. The...
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