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Delayed diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in a patient with severe penoscrotal hypospadias due to two novel P450 side-change cleavage enzyme (CYP11A1) mutations (p.R360W; p.R405X).
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Dec 2012
Parajes Silvia, Chan Angel O K, But W M, Rose Ian T, Taylor Angela E, Dhir Vivek, Arlt Wiebke, Krone Nils
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CONTEXT: Cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme (CYP11A1) catalyses the first and rate-limiting step of steroidogenesis, the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone. CYP11A1 deficiency is commonly associated with adrenal insufficiency, and in 46,XY individuals, with variable degrees of disorder of sex development (DSD). PATIENT AND METHODS: The patient was born with hyperpigmentation, micropenis,...
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