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[Unique steroid 21-hydroxylase gene CYP21A2 polymorphism in patients with hyperandrogenism signs].
Bioorganicheskaia khimiia - 1 Jan 2000
Barannik A P, Lavrova N V, Shilov I A, Koltunova A A, Ozolinia L A, Patrushev L I
Abstract excerpt
Hyperandrogenism is a medical condition characterized by excessive production of male sex hormones (androgens) in woman organism. One of the major causes of hyperandrogenism is the autosomal-recessive disorder--congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The mutational defects in the steroid 21-hydroxylase CYP21A2 gene causing steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency account for over 90% of CAH cases. Our paper describes the...
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