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SRD5A1
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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3-Oxo-5α-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SRD5A1 gene.[5] It is one of three forms of steroid 5α-reductase.
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Steroid 5α-reductase (EC 1.3.99.5) catalyzes, among other reactions, the conversion of testosterone into the more potent androgen, 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The SRD5A1, SRD5A2, and SRD5A3 genes in humans all encode 5α-reductase isozymes.[6]