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Disorders of the aldosterone synthase and steroid 11beta-hydroxylase deficiencies.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 1999
Peter M, Dubuis J M, Sippell W G
Abstract excerpt
The most potent corticosteroids are 11beta-hydroxylated compounds. In humans, two cytochrome P450 isoenzymes with 11beta-hydroxylase activity, catalysing the biosynthesis of cortisol and aldosterone, are present in the adrenal cortex. CYP11B1, the gene encoding 11beta-hydroxylase (P450c11), is expressed on high levels in the zona fasciculata and is regulated by ACTH. CYP11B2, the gene encoding aldosterone...
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