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Characterization of frequent polymorphisms in intron 2 of CYP21: application to analysis of segregation of CYP21 alleles.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 1998
Killeen A A, Jiddou R R, Sane K S
Abstract excerpt
The gene encoding adrenal steroid 21-hydroxylase, CYP21, is located in the MHC class III region. Most cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are caused by mutations in this gene, and most mutations appear to arise from gene conversion-like events involving the transfer of deleterious sequences from the pseudogene, CYP21P, which is located within 30 kb of CYP21. Approximately 20-30% of mutations are caused...
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