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Functional studies of two novel and two rare mutations in the 21-hydroxylase gene.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2006
Barbaro M, Baldazzi L, Balsamo A, Lajic S, Robins T, Barp L, Pirazzoli P, Cacciari E, Cicognani A, Wedell A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is most commonly due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency and presents with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, from prenatal virilization and salt-wasting in the neonatal period to precocious pubarche and late-onset hyperandrogenic symptoms during adulthood. A limited number of mutations account for the majority of all mutated alleles, but a growing number of rare mutations...
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