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A new mutation in the CYP11B1 gene was found in a woman with mild hyperandrogenemia, a rare cause of non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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ANE syndrome is caused by a mutation in the RBM28 protein that disrupts ribosome assembly.
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