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Male pseudohermaphroditism caused by mutations of testicular 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3

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Four substitution and two splice junction mutations were identified in the 17βHSD3 genes of five unrelated male pseudohermaphrodites that severely compromised the activity of the 17 β–HSD type 3 isozyme.
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Defects in the conversion of androstenedione to testosterone in the fetal testes by the enzyme 17β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β–HSD) give rise to genetic males with female external genitalia. We have used expression cloning to isolate cDNAs encoding a microsomal 17β–HSD type 3 isozyme that shares 23% sequence identity with other 1 7β–HSD enzymes, uses NADPH as a cofactor, and is expressed predominantly in the testes. The 17βHSD3 gene on chromosome 9q22 contains 11 exons. Four substitution and two splice junction mutations were identified in the 17βHSD3 genes of five unrelated male pseudohermaphrodites. The substitution mutations severely compromised the activity of the 17β–HSD type 3 isozyme.

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Expression of mRNA for androgen receptor, 5alpha-reductase and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human dermal papilla cells.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the sensitivity of hairs to androgen is partially controlled by the site‐specific expression of AR, 5α‐reductase and 17β‐HSD in DPCs.
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46,XY disorder of sex development (DSD) due to 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 deficiency.

TL;DR: The proposal in this article is to review the previously reported cases of 17β-HSD3 deficiency adding the authors' own cases and molecular genetic testing confirms the diagnosis and provides the orientation for genetic counseling.
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Prostate Short-Chain Dehydrogenase Reductase 1 (PSDR1): A New Member of the Short-Chain Steroid Dehydrogenase/Reductase Family Highly Expressed in Normal and Neoplastic Prostate Epithelium

TL;DR: A novel gene that is designated prostate short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase 1 (PSDR1), that exhibits increased expression on exposure to androgens in the LNCaP prostate cancer cell line is identified.
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Expression of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase types 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the human temporal lobe

TL;DR: Together with CYP19AROM and 5alpha-reductase, known to be expressed in the human brain, the expression of 17beta-HSD 1, 3 and 4 mRNAs indicates the major importance of local steroid biosynthesis in the brain.
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Mouse 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 mRNA is predominantly expressed in hepatocytes and in surface epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts

TL;DR: The results indicate that in both male and female mice, 17HSD type 2 is expressed mainly in the various epithelial cell types of the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts, and therefore suggest a role for the enzyme in steroid inactivation in a range of tissues and cell types not considered as classical sex steroid target tissues.
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