We investigated whether molecular defects in the CYP21 gene were detectable in two common sex chromosome aberrations, the Turner and the Klinefelter syndromes. We found abnormal 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels after adrenal stimulation in 26/60 (43.3\%) patients affected by these chromosome aberrations, as compared with only 11/68 (16.2\%) normal controls (P=0.0014, odds ratio 4.0). Screening of the CYP21 gene identified a single Val281Leu missense mutation in exon 7 in 9/63 (14.3\%) of the patients, all nine of whom were heterozygote carriers; the mutation frequency was significantly higher than in the general population (P=0.007, odds ratio=3.5). The hormonal and molecular data indicate that these common sex chromosome aberrations are associated with a remarkably high frequency of steroidogenic defects. It may be hypothesised that reduced levels of steroid 21-hydroxylase could confer a survival advantage, leading to a successful pregnancy.
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Titolo: | Do reduced levels of steroid 21-hydroxylase confer a survival advantage in fetuses affected by sex chromosome aberrations? |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2002 |
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Abstract: | We investigated whether molecular defects in the CYP21 gene were detectable in two common sex chromosome aberrations, the Turner and the Klinefelter syndromes. We found abnormal 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels after adrenal stimulation in 26/60 (43.3\%) patients affected by these chromosome aberrations, as compared with only 11/68 (16.2\%) normal controls (P=0.0014, odds ratio 4.0). Screening of the CYP21 gene identified a single Val281Leu missense mutation in exon 7 in 9/63 (14.3\%) of the patients, all nine of whom were heterozygote carriers; the mutation frequency was significantly higher than in the general population (P=0.007, odds ratio=3.5). The hormonal and molecular data indicate that these common sex chromosome aberrations are associated with a remarkably high frequency of steroidogenic defects. It may be hypothesised that reduced levels of steroid 21-hydroxylase could confer a survival advantage, leading to a successful pregnancy. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11571/579673 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |