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CYP17 gene polymorphisms: prevalence and associations with hormone levels and related factors. a HuGE review.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Oct 2004
Sharp L, Cardy A H, Cotton S C, Little J
Abstract excerpt
The cytochrome P-450c17alpha (CYP17 ) gene, located on chromosome 10q24.3, encodes the enzyme cytochrome P-450c17alpha, which functions at key branch points in steroid hormone biosynthesis. Three polymorphisms have been described, but only the single base-pair change in the 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) has been investigated to any great extent. In single studies, the variant was associated with reduced...
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