Article
Refining hormonal diagnosis of type II 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency in patients with premature pubarche and hirsutism based on HSD3B2 genotyping.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2005
Mermejo Livia M, Elias Lucila L K, Marui S, Moreira Ayrton C, Mendonca Berenice B, de Castro Margaret
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Delta(5)-Delta(4)-isomerase (3betaHSD), a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects both sexes, has a heterogeneous clinical presentation ranging from the severe salt-wasting to the non-salt-wasting forms and results from mutations in the HSD3B2 gene. The hormonal criteria for diagnosing the mild variant of 3betaHSD deficiency have been...
Topics
- 17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone
- 17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone
- 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Androstenedione
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- Female