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Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia: functional characterization of three novel mutations in the STAR gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2010
Bens Susanne, Mohn Angelika, Yüksel Bilgin, Kulle Alexandra E, Michalek Matthias, Chiarelli Franco, Nuri Ozbek Mehmet, Leuschner Ivo, Grötzinger Joachim, Holterhus Paul-Martin, Riepe Felix G
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CONTEXT: The steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) has been shown to be essential for steroidogenesis by mediating cholesterol transfer into mitochondria. Inactivating StAR mutations cause the typical clinical picture of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the investigation was to study the functional and structural consequences of three novel StAR mutations (p.N148K in an...
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