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Novel homozygous p.Y395X mutation in the CYP11B1 gene found in a Vietnamese patient with 11β-hydroxylase deficiency.
Gene - 10 Nov 2012
Nguyen Huy Hoang, Nguyen Thu Hien, Vu Chi Dung, Nguyen Kim Thoa, Le Bac Viet, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Nong Van Hai
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: The deficiency of steroid 11β-hydroxylase is caused by mutations in the CYP11B1 gene and is the second major form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia associated with hypertension. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to screen the CYP11B1 gene for mutations in one Vietnamese male suffering from congenital adrenal hyperplasia. PATIENT: The patient (46,XY) had congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The...
Topics
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Asian People
- Child
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Exons
- Female
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Mutation
- Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase
