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Three novel mutations in Japanese patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2004
Usui Takeshi, Nishisho Kahoru, Kaji Masayuki, Ikuno Noriko, Yorifuji Tohru, Yasuda Toshiyuki, Kuzuya Hideshi, Shimatsu Akira
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the mutation of 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) in 36 unrelated Japanese patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). METHODS: All the exons of the functional CYP21 gene (CYP21A2) were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR direct sequencing. RESULTS: Apparent gene deletions and conversions were present in 23.6% of the 72 CAH alleles, in which the most...
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