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Identification of a novel compound heterozygous mutation of the CYP21A2 gene causing 21‑hydroxylase deficiency in a Chinese pedigree.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Mar 2018
Liu Jia, Zhang Xiujuan, Zhang Haiqing, Fang Li, Xu Jin, Guan Qingbo, Xu Chao
Abstract excerpt
21‑Hydroxylase deficiency (21‑OHD) is the most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, 21‑OHD is caused by mutations in the cytochrome P450 family 21 subfamily A member 2 (CYP21A2) gene. The present study was designed to investigate the genetic characteristics of one Chinese pedigree and to identify the genotype‑phenotype association, thereby facilitating the...
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