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Isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency due to the cytochrome b5 mutation W27X.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2010
Kok Renée C, Timmerman Marianna A, Wolffenbuttel Katja P, Drop Stenvert L S, de Jong Frank H
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CONTEXT: Cytochrome P450c17 (P450c17) is a bifunctional enzyme necessary for the production of glucocorticoids (17-hydroxylase activity) and sex steroids (17,20-lyase activity). Isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency is a rare condition characterized by a deficient production of androgens resulting in 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD) while the production of glucocorticoids is intact. Several missense mutations...
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