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Molecular analysis of the CYP21 gene and prenatal diagnosis in families with 21-hydroxylase deficiency in northeastern Iran.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2005
Vakili Rahim, Baradaran-Heravi Alireza, Barid-Fatehi Babak, Gholamin Mehran, Ghaemi Nosrat, Abbaszadegan Mohammad Reza
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: A rapid and convenient approach for the detection of the most common CYP21 gene mutations in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) with classical forms of 21-hydroxylase deficiency was used. In addition, a new semiquantitative strategy for the detection of del8-bp was designed. These procedures were used for prenatal diagnosis and genotype-phenotype correlation in northeastern Iran....
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