Description : Cortisone reductase deficiency (CRD) is a disorder in which there is a failure to
regenerate the active glucocorticoid cortisol from cortisone via the enzyme 11-beta-hydroxysteroid
dehydrogenase, encoded by the HSD11B1 gene. Purified 11-beta-HSD acts readily as a
dehydrogenase, inactivating cortisol to cortisone; however, in the presence of a high;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene (HSD11B1,
600713.0002);