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Identification of steroid biosynthetic defects in genotype-proven heterozygous individuals for 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Mar 2010
Qiao Jie, Chen Xia, Zuo Chun-Lin, Gu Yan-Yun, Liu Bing-Li, Liang Jun, Lu Ying-Li, Tang Jin-Feng, Wu Yi-Xin, Chen Ming-Dao, Chen Jia-Lun, Wu Wan-Ling, Song Huai-Dong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: P450c17 deficiency (17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency, 17OHD) is a rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by CYP17A1 gene mutations. The D487_F489 deletion in exon 8 and Y329fs in exon 6 are relatively frequent mutations of the CYP17A1 gene in China that completely abolish the enzyme activity of P450c17. However, little remains known about steroid biosynthetic functions in carriers...
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