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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2022
Marino Roxana, Moresco Angélica, Perez Garrido Natalia, Ramirez Pablo, Belgorosky Alicia
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) secondary to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder. The 21-hydroxylase enzyme P450c21 is encoded by the CYP21A2 gene located on chromosome 6p21.33 within the HLA major histocompatibility complex. This locus also contains the CYP21A1P, a non-functional pseudogene, that is highly homologous to the CYP21A2 gene. Other duplicated genes are C4A and C4B, that...
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