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[A novel CYP19A1 variant causing aromatase deficiency in a family: case report and literature review].
Zhonghua nei ke za zhi - 1 Sept 2026
Ren W Q, Sun X F, Xue Y, Lyu W S, Wang Y G, Dong B Z
Abstract excerpt
Aromatase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of estrogen biosynthesis caused by pathogenic variants in the CYP19A1 gene, located on chromosome 15q21.2. Maternal virilization during pregnancy serves as an important diagnostic clue. Affected females may present with virilized external genitalia at birth, and later in life may develop primary amenorrhea, ovarian cysts or ovarian dysplasia, delayed...
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- Humans
- Aromatase
- Female
- 46, XX Disorders of Sex Development
- Gynecomastia
- Pedigree
- Hirsutism
