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Phenotype-genotype correlation in eight Chinese 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase-deficiency patients with five novel mutations of CYP17A1 gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2006
Yang Jun, Cui Bin, Sun Shouyue, Shi Tieliu, Zheng Siyuan, Bi Yufang, Liu Jianmin, Zhao Yongju, Chen Jialun, Ning Guang, Li Xiaoying
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: P450c17 deficiency (17OHD), caused by mutation in CYP17A1 gene, is characterized by severe hypertension-hypokalemia, sexual infantilism in females, and pseudohermaphroditism in males. We investigated eight Chinese 17OHD patients with five novel mutations of CYP17A1 gene and analyzed phenotype-genotype correlation in a patient with regular menses and seven others with classic presentations by in vitro...
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