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Lack of association between common polymorphisms in the 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type V gene (HSD17B5) and precocious pubarche.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2000
Petry Clive J, Ong Ken K, Wingate Dianne L, de Zegher Francis, Ibáñez Lourdes, Dunger David B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 17beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (type V; HSD17B5) is a key enzyme involved in testosterone production in females. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of its gene was recently found to be associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and its related hyperandrogenaemia. Precocious pubarche (PP) is a clinical entity pointing to adrenal androgen excess from mid-childhood...
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