Article
[Clinical features and StAR gene mutations in children with congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 May 2015
Xie Ting, Zheng Ji-Peng, Huang Yong-Lan, Fan Chun, Wu Dong-Yan, Tan Min-Yi, Li Xiu-Zhen, Cheng Jing, Liu Li
Abstract excerpt
This article reported the clinical manifestations, steroid profiles and adrenal ultrasound findings in two unrelated Chinese girls with lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LCAH). Direct DNA sequencing and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis were used to identify the mutations of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene. The two patients with 46,XX karyotype, presented...
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