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Molecular analysis of WNT4 gene in four adolescent girls with mullerian duct abnormality and hyperandrogenism (atypical Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome).
Fertility and sterility - 30 Jun 2011
Philibert Pascal, Biason-Lauber Anna, Gueorguieva Iva, Stuckens Chantal, Pienkowski Catherine, Lebon-Labich Béatrice, Paris Françoise, Sultan Charles
Abstract excerpt
In a collaborative study, we investigated four 46,XX adolescent girls with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome and hyperandrogenism. Molecular analysis of the WNT4 gene permitted us to identify a new mutation (p.A233T). Functional studies revealed partial repression of steroidogenic enzymes (normal repression of HSD3B2) contrasting with the abnormal reexpression of CYP17A1 enzyme in the OVCAR3 cell line. This...
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