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Endocrine diagnostic methods were evaluated in comparison to mutation analysis of the HSD17B3 gene. RT-PCR studies were performed on testicular ribonucleic acid of patients homozygous for two different splice site mutations. The minimal incidence of 17\u03b2HSD3 deficiency in The Netherlands and the corresponding carrier frequency were calculated. Haplotype analysis of the chromosomal region of the HSD17B3 gene in Europeans, North Americans, Latin Americans, Australians, and Arabs was used to establish whether recurrent identical mutations were ancient or had repeatedly occurred de novo.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>In genotypically identical cases, phenotypic variation for external sexual development was observed. Gonadotropin-stimulated serum testosterone\/androstenedione ratios in 17\u03b2HSD3-deficient patients were discriminative in all cases and did not overlap with ratios in normal controls or with ratios in AIS patients. In all investigated patients both HSD17B3 alleles were mutated. The intronic mutations 325+ 4;A\u2192T and 655\u20131;G\u2192A disrupted normal splicing, but a small amount of wild-type messenger ribonucleic acid was still made in patients homozygous for 655\u20131;G\u2192A. The minimal incidence of 17\u03b2HSD3 deficiency in The Netherlands was shown to be 1:147,000, with a heterozygote frequency of 1:135. At least 4 mutations, 325 + 4;A\u2192T, N74T, 655\u20131;G\u2192A, and R80Q, found worldwide, appeared to be ancient and originating from genetic founders. Their dispersion could be reconstructed through historical analysis. The HSD17B3 gene mutations 326\u20131;G\u2192C and P282L were de novo mutations.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>17\u03b2HSD3 deficiency can be reliably diagnosed by endocrine evaluation and mutation analysis. Phenotypic variation can occur between families with the same homozygous mutations. The incidence of 17\u03b2HSD3 deficiency is 0.65 times the incidence of AIS, which is thought to be the most frequent known cause of male pseudohermaphroditism without dysgenic gonads. A global inventory of affected cases demonstrated the ancient origin of at least four mutations. The mutational history of this genetic locus offers views into human diversity and disease, provided by national and international collaboration.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1210\/jcem.84.12.6174","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,1,8]],"date-time":"2014-01-08T17:03:55Z","timestamp":1389200635000},"page":"4713-4721","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["17\u03b2-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase-3 Deficiency: Diagnosis, Phenotypic Variability, Population Genetics, and Worldwide Distribution of Ancient and de Novo Mutations1"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"84","author":[{"given":"Annemie L. 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