Article
Altered CYP21 genes in HLA-haplotypes associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH): a family study.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 1993
Manfras B J, Swinyard M, Rudert W A, Ball E J, Lee P A, Kühnl P, Trucco M, Böhm B O
Abstract excerpt
Disorders of the CYP21 gene, which is located within the major histocompatibility complex on the short arm of chromosome 6, are the leading causes of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The coding gene and a highly homologous pseudogene are tandemly arranged with the two genes for the fourth co...
Topics
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Child
- DNA
- Exons
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, MHC Class I
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Introns
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
