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Genotyping of the type II 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene (HSD3B2) in women with hirsutism and elevated ACTH-stimulated delta(5)-steroids.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Sept 2000
Marui S, Russell A J, Paula F J, Dick-de-Paula I, Marcondes J A, Mendonca B B
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OBJECTIVE: Genotyping of the HSD3B2 gene in females with hirsutism and elevated ACTH-stimulated Delta(5)-steroids. DESIGN: Fourteen adult females whose ACTH-stimulated 17-hydroxypregnenolone (17OH-PREG) levels were elevated (>/= 2.3 SD). SETTING: University hospital outpatient clinic and molecular endocrinology laboratory. PATIENT(S): Thirteen women with hirsutism and one with virilization. INTERVENTION(S):...
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