2005
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-005-0651-7
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New mutations, hotspots, and founder effects in Brazilian patients with steroid 5α-reductase deficiency type 2

Abstract: Mutations of the steroid 5alpha-reductase type 2 (SRD5A2) gene in 46,XY subjects cause masculinization defects of varying degrees, due to reduced or impaired enzymatic activity. In this study, sequence abnormalities of the SRD5A2 gene were assessed by polymerase chain reaction with specific primers and automated sequencing analysis in DNA samples from 20 patients with suspected steroid 5alpha-reductase type 2 deficiency from 18 Brazilian families. Eleven subjects presented SRD5A2 homozygous single-base mutatio… Show more

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“…The enzyme consists of 254 amino acids, catalyzing the reduction of the double bond between carbons 4 and 5 in the A ring in a variety of steroid substrates such as testosterone (T), 11 progesterone, and cortisol (1 ). Deficiency in this enzyme is characterized by undervirilization of the male external genitalia at birth due to failure to synthesize dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that is 10-fold more potent than testosterone in inducing signaling via the androgen receptor (1 ).…”
Section: ␣-Reductase 2 Is a Membrane-bound Nadphdependent Microsomalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The enzyme consists of 254 amino acids, catalyzing the reduction of the double bond between carbons 4 and 5 in the A ring in a variety of steroid substrates such as testosterone (T), 11 progesterone, and cortisol (1 ). Deficiency in this enzyme is characterized by undervirilization of the male external genitalia at birth due to failure to synthesize dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone that is 10-fold more potent than testosterone in inducing signaling via the androgen receptor (1 ).…”
Section: ␣-Reductase 2 Is a Membrane-bound Nadphdependent Microsomalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Embora tanto homens quanto mulheres possam ser homozigotos para mutações nesse gene, a expressão clínica da doença é limitada ao sexo masculino. Contudo, a variabilidade fenotípica observada nesses indivíduos é tão grande que eles podem apresentar desde um fenótipo quase masculino normal com criptorquidia até uma genitália quase feminina com presença de gônadas palpáveis 12,27,28 , como foi o caso de nosso paciente. Quando não orquiectomizadas, as pacientes podem apresentar sinais de virilização durante a puberdade 12 .…”
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“…Contudo, a variabilidade fenotípica observada nesses indivíduos é tão grande que eles podem apresentar desde um fenótipo quase masculino normal com criptorquidia até uma genitália quase feminina com presença de gônadas palpáveis 12,27,28 , como foi o caso de nosso paciente. Quando não orquiectomizadas, as pacientes podem apresentar sinais de virilização durante a puberdade 12 . Contudo, tal como observado em nossa paciente, não costumam apresentar desenvolvimento das mamas 12 , o que as diferencia, por exemplo, de indivíduos com a SRA.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
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