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The identification of two CYP17 alleles in the South African Angora goat.
Drug metabolism reviews - 1 Jan 2007
Storbeck Karl-Heinz, Swart Amanda C, Slabbert Johannes T, Swart Pieter
Abstract excerpt
South African Angora goats (Capra hircus) are susceptible to cold stress, due to the inability of the adrenal cortex to produce sufficient levels of cortisol. Two CYP17 isoforms were identified, cloned and characterized in this study. Sequence analysis revealed three amino acid differences between the two CYP17 isoforms, which resulted in a significant difference in 17,20 lyase activity of the expressed enzymes...
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