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Genotyping of CYP21, linked chromosome 6p markers, and a sex-specific gene in neonatal screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 1999
Fitness J, Dixit N, Webster D, Torresani T, Pergolizzi R, Speiser P W, Day D J
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the feasibility and diagnostic utility of genotyping 9 CYP21 mutations, linked chromosome 6p markers, and a dimorphic X-Y marker from neonatal screening samples. Blood-impregnated filter papers (Guthrie cards) from 603 randomly chosen New Zealand neonates were genotyped blind to 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) levels. Another 50 samples from Swiss and North American infants with correlative...
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