Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders most often caused by enzyme 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Most mutations causing enzymatic deficiency are generated by recombinations between the active gene CYP21 and the pseudogene CYP21P. Only 1-2% of affected alleles result from spontaneous mutations. The phenotype of CAH varies greatly, usually classified as classical or nonclassical, depending on variable degree in 21-hydroxylase activity. Here we report a divergent phenotype of two human leukocyte antigen identical siblings, affected by nonclassical and classical CAH caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency due to different genotype.
Porzio, O., Cunsolo, V., Malaponti, M., De Nisco, E., Acquafredda, A., Cavallo, L., et al. (2006). Divergent phenotype of two siblings human leukocyte antigen identical, affected by nonclassical and classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, 91(11), 4510-4513 [10.1210/jc.2006-0779].
Divergent phenotype of two siblings human leukocyte antigen identical, affected by nonclassical and classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency
PORZIO, OTTAVIA;GIARDINA, EMILIANO;FEDERICI, GIORGIO
2006-11-01
Abstract
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders most often caused by enzyme 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Most mutations causing enzymatic deficiency are generated by recombinations between the active gene CYP21 and the pseudogene CYP21P. Only 1-2% of affected alleles result from spontaneous mutations. The phenotype of CAH varies greatly, usually classified as classical or nonclassical, depending on variable degree in 21-hydroxylase activity. Here we report a divergent phenotype of two human leukocyte antigen identical siblings, affected by nonclassical and classical CAH caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency due to different genotype.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.