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Next-Generation Sequencing Identifies Different Genetic Defects in 2 Patients with Primary Adrenal Insufficiency and Gonadotropin-Independent Precocious Puberty.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2018
Guzzetti Chiara, Bizzarri Carla, Pisaneschi Elisa, Mucciolo Mafalda, Bellacchio Emanuele, Ibba Anastasia, Casula Letizia, Novelli Antonio, Loche Sandro, Cappa Marco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The development of gonadotropin-independent (peripheral) precocious puberty in male children with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is consistent with a defect in the genes encoding for the enzymes involved in steroid hormone biosynthesis. METHODS: Two young boys presented with peripheral precocious puberty followed by PAI. In both patients, the analysis of CYP21A2 gene encoding 21-hydroxylase was...
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