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Cortisone-reductase deficiency associated with heterozygous mutations in 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Mar 2011
Lawson Alexander J, Walker Elizabeth A, Lavery Gareth G, Bujalska Iwona J, Hughes Beverly, Arlt Wiebke, Stewart Paul M, Ride Jonathan P
Abstract excerpt
In peripheral target tissues, levels of active glucocorticoid hormones are controlled by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1), a dimeric enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of cortisone to cortisol within the endoplasmic reticulum. Loss of this activity results in a disorder termed cortisone reductase deficiency (CRD), typified by increased cortisol clearance and androgen excess. To date, only...
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