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Steroid 21-hydroxylase mutations and 21-hydroxylase messenger ribonucleic acid expression in human adrenocortical tumors.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1998
Beuschlein F, Schulze E, Mora P, Gensheimer H P, Maser-Gluth C, Allolio B, Reincke M
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-one hydroxylase (P450c21) is a key enzyme essential for normal zona glomerulosa and fasciculata function. Recently, 21-hydroxylase deficiency has been implicated in the pathogenesis of adrenocortical tumors. Therefore, we investigated the mutational spectrum of the CYP21B gene and the messenger RNA expression of P450c21 in six aldosterone-producing adenomas, seven cortisol-producing adenomas, two...
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