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ea0026p624 | Clinical case reports | ECE2011

17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 deficiency: a new case of a rare disease with an uncommon gene mutation

Galdiero M , Vitale P , Cariati F , Grasso L F S , Cozzolino A , Simeoli C , Afeltra L , Piscopo C , Rossi R , Melis D , Alviggi C , Lombardi G , Colao A , Pivonello R

Deficiency of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 (17βHSD3), an enzyme converting androstenedione (A) to testosterone (T) in the Leydig cells of the testis, is a rare cause of autosomal recessive 46,XY disorders of sexual development (DSD). A 18-year-old phenotypically female patient presented with primary amenorrhea. She had deep voice, macrocephaly, broad forehead, enlarged nasal tip, macrostomia, facial acne, gynecomastia, left-convex dorsal scoliosis, hypopla...