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The phenotypic spectrum of contiguous deletion of CYP21A2 and tenascin XB: quadricuspid aortic valve and other midline defects.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2009
Chen Wuyan, Kim Mimi S, Shanbhag Sujata, Arai Andrew, VanRyzin Carol, McDonnell Nazli B, Merke Deborah P
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder and is the most common cause of ambiguous genitalia in the newborn. The genes encoding 21-hydroxylase, CYP21A2, and tenascin-X (TNX), TNXB, are located within the HLA complex, in a region of high gene density termed the RCCX module. The module has multiple pseudogenes as well as tandem repeat sequences that...
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