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The role of heterozygosity for CYP21 in the polycystic ovary syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2000
Witchel S F, Aston C E
Abstract excerpt
The phenotypic heterogeneity recognized in congenital adrenal hyperplasia secondary to 21-hydroxylase deficiency appears to extend to 21hydroxylase (CYP21) mutation carriers. To begin the search for modifying loci responsible for this phenotypic heterogeneity, we performed CYP21 genotype analysis and assays for three candidate modifier loci on genomic DNA samples obtained from 30 adolescent girls with...
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