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[Disorder of androgen biosynthesis].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 2004
Noguchi Kazumi, Saito Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
Disorders of androgen biosynthesis are a relatively rare cause of sexual ambiguity in 46XY genetic males. The biosynthesis of androgen requires the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) and the steroidogenic enzymes P450scc, 3 beta HSDII, P450c17, 17 beta HSDIII, and 5 alpha-reductase. Deficiencies have been reported in these enzymes, leading to male pseudohermaphroditism. Here we describe three enzymes 3...
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