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Novel P450c17 mutation H373D causing combined 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2009
Sahakitrungruang Taninee, Tee Meng Kian, Speiser Phyllis W, Miller Walter L
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Combined 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia presenting with hypertension and sexual infantilism. This disorder is caused by defects in P450c17, encoded by the CYP17A1 gene. OBJECTIVE: We describe a 14-yr-old female with clinical and hormonal features of 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency and identify and characterize the...
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