DAX-1
DAX-1
Orphan nuclear receptor that participates in adrenal and hypothalamic organogenesis. Defective DAX-1 has been associated with X-linked adrenal insufficiency and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
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DAX1
A gene (DSS-AHC critical region on the X chromosome, gene 1—formally known, per HUGO nomenclature, as NR0B1) located on chromosome Xp21.3 that encodes a protein containing a DNA-binding domain, which acts as a dominant-negative regulator of transcription mediated by the retinoic acid receptor. DAX1 also acts as an anti-testis gene by antagonising SRY.Molecular pathology
DAX1 mutations cause both X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
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