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Novel intronic CYP21A2 mutation in a Japanese patient with classic salt-wasting steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Nov 2010
Katsumata Noriyuki, Shinagawa Takashi, Horikawa Reiko, Fujikura Kaori
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the defective CYP21A2 gene that leads to various degrees of impaired secretion of both cortisol and aldosterone. In the present study, we analyzed the CYP21A2 gene in a Japanese male patient with 21-OHD and functionally characterized the mutant CYP21A2 gene. The patient presented with...
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