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Clinical, genetic, and functional characterization of four patients carrying partial loss-of-function mutations in the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR).
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2010
Sahakitrungruang Taninee, Soccio Raymond E, Lang-Muritano Mariarosaria, Walker Joanna M, Achermann John C, Miller Walter L
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CONTEXT: Nonclassic congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia (lipoid CAH) is a recently recognized disorder caused by mutations in the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) that retain partial function. Affected individuals can present with a phenotype of late onset adrenal insufficiency with only mild or minimally disordered sexual development. OBJECTIVES: The aim was to delineate the clinical spectrum of...
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