17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 deficiency as a result of a homozygous 7 base pair deletion in 17betaHSD3 gene.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
; 25(5-6): 561-3, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22876557
ABSTRACT
17-beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 (17betaHSD-3) converts delta4 androstenedione (A) to testosterone (T) in the testes. This enzyme plays a key role in androgen synthesis and it is essential for normal fetal development of male genitalia. 17betaHSD-3 deficiency is a rare cause of 46,XY disorders of sexual development. Here, we report a 16-year-old 46,XY patient with 17betaHSD-3 deficiency raised as a female and significantly virilized in puberty. A homozygous 7 base pair deletion on exon 10 was determined in HSD17B3 gene (c.777-783del_GATAACC). Our patient had one of the very rare mutations, which was previously unencountered in Turkish patients with 17betaHSD type 3, and she is the second reported case with this deletion.
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Assunto principal:
Deleção de Genes
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Transtornos 46, XX do Desenvolvimento Sexual
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Disgenesia Gonadal 46 XY
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17-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenases
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article