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Primary amenorrhea in two sisters: description of a Mexican family with 17α hydroxylase-17 lyase deficiency caused by arginine - stop mutation.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Sept 2012
Escamilla-Márquez Marco Antonio, Garduño-Garcia José de Jesús, Ordóñez-Sanchez Maria Luisa, Reza-Albarrán Alfredo, Tusie-Luna María Teresa, Gómez Pérez Francisco Javier, Aguilar-Salinas Carlos Alberto
Abstract excerpt
A rare cause of congental adrenal hyperplasia is 17α-hydroxylase deficiency. It results in sexual infantilism, primary amenorrhea in females, pseudohermaphroditism in males, hypertension, and hypokalemia. We studied two female siblings from a rural community in Mexico. The cause of consultation was primary amenorrhea. The proband had low levels of estrogen, progesterone and cortisol. Deoxycorticosterone and...
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