Article
WT1 mutations in patients with Denys-Drash syndrome: a novel mutation in exon 8 and paternal allele origin.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 1994
Nordenskjöld A, Friedman E, Anvret M
Abstract excerpt
Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS) is characterized by early onset nephropathy, pseudohermaphroditism in males and a high risk for developing Wilm's tumour (WT). The exact cause of DDS is unknown but germline mutations in the Wilm's tumour suppressor gene (WT1) have recently been described in the majority of DDS patients studied. These mutations occur de novo and are clustered around the zinc finger (ZF) coding exons of...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- DNA
- DNA Primers
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Exons
- Female
- Genes, Wilms Tumor
- Humans
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Male
