Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)

impe0096ep1 | Adrenals and HPA Axis | IMPE2023

POR (P450 oxidoreductase) deficiency: report of a case

Acuna Pilar , Barnafi Esteban , De Tezanos Pinto Andres , Mira Magdalena , Romero Patricio , Iniguez German , Vivanco Maritza

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a monogenic autosomal recessive disorder that may involve different steroidogenic enzymes. POR (P450 oxidoreductase) deficiency is a rare variant of unknown incidence and is the most complex form of CAH. POR is an electron-donating enzyme for CYP17A1, CYP21A2, and CYP19A1. Clinically it can be observed as a combined deficiency of CYP17A1, CYP21A2, and secondary to the donating defect to aromatase, the mother can become virilized during p...