Five New Cases of 46,XX Aromatase Deficiency: Clinical Follow-Up From Birth to Puberty, a Novel Mutation, and a Founder Effect
Author(s) -
Roxana Marino,
Natalia Pérez Garrido,
Mariana Costanzo,
Gabriela Guercio,
Matías Juanes,
Carlos Rocco,
Pablo Ramírez,
Diana Mónica Warman,
Marta Ciaccio,
G. de la Peña,
José García Feyling,
Mirta Miras,
Marco A. Rivarola,
Alicia Belgorosky,
Nora Saraco
Publication year - 2014
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.2014-2967
Subject(s) - aromatase , haplotype , biology , mutation , genetics , founder effect , endocrinology , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , medicine , gene , genotype , cancer , breast cancer
Aromatase is the key enzyme for estrogen biosynthesis and is encoded by the CYP19A1 gene. Since 1991, several molecular CYP19A1 gene alterations associated with aromatase deficiency have been described in both sexes.
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