A polymorphism in the CYP17 gene is asso
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Andrea Gsur; Gabriele Bernhofer; Sonja Hinteregger; Gerald Haidinger; Georg Scha
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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CYP17 encodes the enzyme cytochrome P-450c17β£, which mediates both 17β£-hydroxylase and 17,20-lyase in the steroid biosynthesis pathway. A polymorphism in the 5 promoter region of the CYP17 gene has been described. Steroid hormones, especially androgens, are believed to play a key role in the etiolog