Article
Canadian Mennonites and individuals residing in the Friesland region of The Netherlands share the same molecular basis of 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 1992
Imai T, Yanase T, Waterman M R, Simpson E R, Pratt J J
Abstract excerpt
A common mutation within the CYP17 gene that causes 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency, a form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, has been found by direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fragments of genomic DNA from six families residing in the Friesland region of the Netherlands. The...
Topics
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Base Sequence
- Canada
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Netherlands
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase