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Aromatase deficiency owing to a functional variant in the placenta promoter and a novel missense mutation in the CYP19A1 gene.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jul 2011
Hauri-Hohl Annik, Meyer-Böni Monika, Lang-Muritano Mariarosaria, Hauri-Hohl Mathias, Schoenle Eugen J, Biason-Lauber Anna
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CONTEXT: Aromatase deficiency in women is a rare 46, XX disorder of sex differentiation characterized by a defect in catalysing oestrogens from androgens. OBJECTIVE: To better understand this rare disorder, we searched for mutations in the CYP19A1 gene of an affected girl and analysed their functional consequences. DESIGN AND PATIENT: We examined a girl presenting with clitoral hypertrophy at birth and mild...
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