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AAAS (gene)
Introduction
Achalasia, adrenocortical insufficiency, alacrimia (Allgrove, triple-A), also known as AAAS, is a human gene responsible for Triple A syndrome (also known as Allgrove Syndrome).[1]
References
References
Further reading
Further reading
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- Suzuki Y, Yoshitomo-Nakagawa K, Maruyama K; et al. (1997). “Construction and characterization of a full length-enriched and a 5′-end-enriched cDNA library”. Gene. 200 (1β2): 149β56. PMIDΒ 9373149.
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- Handschug K, Sperling S, Yoon SJ; et al. (2001). “Triple A syndrome is caused by mutations in AAAS, a new WD-repeat protein gene”. Hum. Mol. Genet. 10 (3): 283β90. PMIDΒ 11159947.
- Sandrini F, Farmakidis C, Kirschner LS; et al. (2001). “Spectrum of mutations of the AAAS gene in Allgrove syndrome: lack of mutations in six kindreds with isolated resistance to corticotropin”. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 86 (11): 5433β7. PMIDΒ 11701718.
- Schmittmann-Ohters K, Huebner A, Richter-Unruh A, Hauffa BP (2002). “Clinical and novel molecular findings in a 6.8-year-old Turkish boy with triple A syndrome”. Horm. Res. 56 (1β2): 67β72. PMIDΒ 11815731.
- Goizet C, Catargi B, Tison F; et al. (2002). “Progressive bulbospinal amyotrophy in triple A syndrome with AAAS gene mutation”. Neurology. 58 (6): 962β5. PMIDΒ 11914417.
- Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH; et al. (2003). “Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899β903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMIDΒ 12477932.
- Cronshaw JM, Matunis MJ (2003). “The nuclear pore complex protein ALADIN is mislocalized in triple A syndrome”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100 (10): 5823β7. doi:10.1073/pnas.1031047100. PMIDΒ 12730363.
- Prpic I, Huebner A, Persic M; et al. (2003). “Triple A syndrome: genotype-phenotype assessment”. Clin. Genet. 63 (5): 415β7. PMIDΒ 12752575.
- Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T; et al. (2004). “Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs”. Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40β5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMIDΒ 14702039.
- Roubergue A, Apartis E, Vidailhet M; et al. (2004). “Myoclonus and generalized digestive dysmotility in triple A syndrome with AAAS gene mutation”. Mov. Disord. 19 (3): 344β6. doi:10.1002/mds.10660. PMIDΒ 15022193.
- Brooks BP, Kleta R, Caruso RC; et al. (2004). “Triple-A syndrome with prominent ophthalmic features and a novel mutation in the AAAS gene: a case report”. BMC ophthalmology. 4: 7. doi:10.1186/1471-2415-4-7. PMIDΒ 15217518.
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- Storr HL, Clark AJ, Priestley JV, Michael GJ (2005). “Identification of the sites of expression of triple A syndrome mRNA in the rat using in situ hybridisation”. Neuroscience. 131 (1): 113β23. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.10.029. PMIDΒ 15680696.
- Di Nardo G, Tullio-Pelet A, Annese V; et al. (2005). “Idiopathic achalasia is not allelic to alacrima achalasia adrenal insufficiency syndrome at the ALADIN locus”. Digestive and liver diseaseΒ : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver. 37 (5): 312β5. doi:10.1016/j.dld.2004.11.006. PMIDΒ 15843079.
- Li X, Ji C, Gu J; et al. (2005). “Molecular cloning and characterization of AAAS-V2, a novel splice variant of human AAAS”. Mol. Biol. Rep. 32 (2): 127β31. PMIDΒ 16022285.
- Brooks BP, Kleta R, Stuart C; et al. (2005). “Genotypic heterogeneity and clinical phenotype in triple A syndrome: a review of the NIH experience 2000-2005”. Clin. Genet. 68 (3): 215β21. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00482.x. PMIDΒ 16098009.
