作者: Flávia Leme de Calais , Fernanda Caroline Soardi , Reginaldo José Petroli , Ana Letícia Gori Lusa , Roberto Benedito de Paiva e Silva
DOI: 10.3390/IJMS12129471
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摘要: The steroid 5α-reductase type II enzyme catalyzes the conversion of testosterone (T) to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and its deficiency leads undervirilization in 46,XY individuals, due an impairment this genital tissues. Molecular analysis gene (SRD5A2) was performed two female siblings. SRD5A2 sequencing revealed that patients were homozygous for p.Gln126Arg missense mutation, which results from CGA > CAA nucleotide substitution. molecular result confirmed clinical diagnosis disorder sex development (DSD) older sister directed investigation other family members. Studies on protein structure showed severe changes at NADPH binding region indicating structural modeling can be useful evaluate deleterious role a mutation as causing deficiency.