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cortisone reductase deficiency 1
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A cortisone reductase deficiency that is characterized by failure to regenerate cortisol via the enzyme 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase which requires NADPH regeneration by hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, resulting in ACTH-mediated adrenal hyperandrogen
A cortisone reductase deficiency that is characterized by failure to regenerate cortisol via the enzyme 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase which requires NADPH regeneration by hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, resulting in ACTH-mediated adrenal hyperandrogenism. It has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (H6PD) on chromosome 1p36.
Signs and symptoms
- Hirsutism
- Infertility
- Obesity
- Oligomenorrhea
- Alopecia
- Precocious puberty
- Acne
Also known as: CORTRD1