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Functional and Structural Consequences of a Novel Point Mutation in theCYP21A2Gene Causing Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Potential Relevance of Helix C for P450 Oxidoreductase-21-Hydroxylase Interaction
Author(s) -
Felix G. Riepe,
Olaf Hiort,
Joachim Grötzinger,
Wolfgang G. Sippell,
Nils Krone,
PaulMartin Holterhus
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-2646
Subject(s) - congenital adrenal hyperplasia , heme , mutation , oxidoreductase , missense mutation , mutant , compound heterozygosity , 21 hydroxylase , biology , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme , genetics , gene
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is caused by insufficient adrenal steroid biosynthesis due to impaired steroidogenic enzymes. The majority of patients suffer from deficiency of 21-hydroxylase (CYP21) coded by the CYP21A2 gene.

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