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  • Title: A de novo mutation of DAX1 in a boy with congenital adrenal hypoplasia without hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
    Author: Wang CL, Fen ZW, Liang L.
    Journal: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab; 2014 Mar; 27(3-4):343-7. PubMed ID: 24197767.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with a de novo mutation in the DAX1 gene (for dosage-sensitive sex reversal, congenital adrenal hypoplasia critical region on the X chromosome, gene 1; also called NROB1). He was born at term, Addison's disease was diagnosed at 8 years with a salt-wasting syndrome, and then hydrocortisone substitution was taken; the child continued to develop normally. A reoccurrence of salt-wasting syndrome usually happened after an episode of an abrupt withdrawal of hydrocortisone substitution. Because of adrenal insufficiency without hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, he came to the clinic at 12 years of age and hypoplasia of adrenal glands was found by MRI scans. We proposed the diagnosis of congenital adrenal hypoplasia in this patient and identified a hemizygous mutation (c.999_1000insCTCA, p.Leu335ThrfsX389) in exon 1 of the DAX1 gene. To our knowledge, it is a de novo mutation that leads to a frame-shift, a premature stop codon. In conclusion, it is very important to identify mutation in the DAX1 gene for a boy with adrenal insufficiency of unknown etiology.
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