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A (R80Q) mutation in 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 gene among Arabs of Israel is associated with pseudohermaphroditism in males and normal asymptomatic females.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 1996
Rösler A, Silverstein S, Abeliovich D
Abstract excerpt
Four isozymes of steroid 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta HSD) encoded by different loci catalyze the reversible conversion of androstenedione to testosterone and that of estrone to estradiol. The 17 beta HSD type 3 (17 beta HSD3) isozyme is encoded by the 17 beta HSD3 gene on chromosome 9q22 and expressed only in testes. Inherited defects in the 17 beta HSD3 isozyme cause a form of male...
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