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Male pseudohermaphroditism caused by mutations of testicular 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3.
Nature genetics - 1 May 1994
Geissler W M, Davis D L, Wu L, Bradshaw K D, Patel S, Mendonca B B, Elliston K O, Wilson J D, Russell D W, Andersson S
Abstract excerpt
Defects in the conversion of androstenedione to testosterone in the fetal testes by the enzyme 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) give rise to genetic males with female external genitalia. We have used expression cloning to isolate cDNAs encoding a microsomal 17 beta-HSD type 3 isozyme that shares 23% sequence identity with other 17 beta-HSD enzymes, uses NADPh as a cofactor, and is expressed...
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