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Mutations in CYP11B1 and congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Moroccan Jews.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2005
Paperna Tamar, Gershoni-Baruch Ruth, Badarneh Kader, Kasinetz Leah, Hochberg Ze'ev
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: In Jews of Moroccan descent (MJ), the prevalence of steroid 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency (11-OHD) is relatively high, with a carrier rate estimated as approximately one in 40. A single mutation in the CYP11B1 gene (encoding 11beta-hydroxylase), R448H, was suggested to account for the disease alleles in this population. STUDY SUBJECTS: We screened 236 healthy MJ for R448H. RESULTS: Only two of the...
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