A Novel Homozygous Mutation in CYP11A1 Gene is Associated with Severe Adrenal Insufficiency in 46, XX Patient

Kara O., Gorukmez O., Ekici A., ÇELİK F.

FETAL AND PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY, vol.40, no.5, pp.518-522, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/15513815.2020.1716901
  • Journal Name: FETAL AND PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.518-522
  • Keywords: 46, Achalasia, adrenal insufficiency, CYP11A1, XX
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: One of the causes of congenital adrenal insufficiency, a genetically heterogeneous disorder is a mutation in the CYP11A1 gene, which is responsible for the initiation of steriodogenesis by converting cholesterol to pregnenolone. Case: In a now 3 years and 3 months-old girl, adrenal insufficiency was diagnosed in the neonatal period. Clinical exome sequencing for primary adrenal insufficiency revealed a homozygous p.Thr330Met (c.989C>T) variant in the CYP11A1 (NM_000781) gene. Conclusion: Different types of inheritance patterns have been observed in CYP11A1-related adrenal insufficiency cases. We consider our case is an due to an autosomal recessive inheritance.