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The genetic and functional basis of isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency.
Nature genetics - 1 Oct 1997
Geller D H, Auchus R J, Mendonça B B, Miller W L
Abstract excerpt
Human male sexual differentiation requires production of fetal testicular testosterone, whose biosynthesis requires steroid 17,20-lyase activity. Patients with putative isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency have been reported. The existence of true isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency, however, has been questioned because 17 alpha-hydroxylase and 17,20-lyase activities are catalyzed by a single enzyme, microsomal cytochrome...
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