Try235Phe homozygous mutation of the steroid 5-a reductase type 2 (SRD5A2) gene in a Turkish patient

Parlak M., Durmaz E., Gursoy S., Bircan I., Akcurin S.

ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE, vol.34, no.3, pp.254-256, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.5144/0256-4947.2014.254
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.254-256
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Steroid 5-a reductase type 2 isoenzyme (SRD5A2) deficiency is a male-limited autosomal recessive disorder that results in decreased conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone with various degree of incomplete virilization in affected 46, XY infants. No clear genotype-phenotype relationship has been reported till date; moreover, the same mutation can result in considerable heterogeneity in clinical manifestations. Of 6 documented cases with Try235Phe homozygous mutation of the SRD5A2 gene, 3 patients had predominantly female external genitalia whereas the other 3 had predominantly male phenotype. We report Try235Phe homozygous mutation of the SRD5A2 gene in a Turkish patient who was initially assigned as a girl because of the predominantly female appearance of the external genitalia.