Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency and Androgen Activation Before and After Puberty

    March 2016 in “ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ”
    Jan Idkowiak, Angela E. Taylor, Sandra Subtil … Wiebke Arlt
    Studysummary This study suggests that patients with STSD show a different pattern in androgen activation compared to healthy controls, potentially due to increased 5α-reductase activity and absent prepubertal serum DHEA surge.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency and Androgen Activation Before and After Puberty The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2016
    2. Steroid Sulfatase: Molecular Biology, Regulation, and Inhibition Endocrine Reviews · 2005
    3. 5α-Reductase and 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity in Prepubertal Hispanic Girls with Premature Adrenarche The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2002