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17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and HSD17B2

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Difference between 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and HSD17B2

17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase vs. HSD17B2

17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17β-HSD, HSD17B), also 17-ketosteroid reductases (17-KSR), are a group of alcohol oxidoreductases which catalyze the reduction of 17-ketosteroids and the dehydrogenation of 17β-hydroxysteroids in steroidogenesis and steroid metabolism. 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 (17β-HSD2) is an enzyme of the 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD) family that in humans is encoded by the HSD17B2 gene.

Similarities between 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and HSD17B2

17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and HSD17B2 have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Androstenediol, Androstenedione, Endometriosis, Estradiol, Estrone, Osteoporosis, Progesterone, Testosterone, 20α-Dihydroprogesterone.

Androstenediol

Androstenediol, or 5-androstenediol (abbreviated as A5 or Δ5-diol), also known as androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol, is an endogenous weak androgen and estrogen steroid hormone and intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

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Androstenedione

Androstenedione, or 4-androstenedione (abbreviated as A4 or Δ4-dione), also known as androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, is an endogenous weak androgen steroid hormone and intermediate in the biosynthesis of estrone and of testosterone from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

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Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition in which the endometrium, the layer of tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus, grows outside of it.

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Estradiol

Estradiol (E2), also spelled oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone.

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Estrone

Estrone (E1), also spelled oestrone, is a steroid, a weak estrogen, and a minor female sex hormone.

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease where increased bone weakness increases the risk of a broken bone.

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Progesterone

Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.

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Testosterone

Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid.

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20α-Dihydroprogesterone

20α-Dihydroprogesterone (20α-DHP), also known as 20α-hydroxyprogesterone (20α-OHP), is a naturally occurring, endogenous progestogen.

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17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and HSD17B2 Comparison

17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase has 61 relations, while HSD17B2 has 35. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 9.38% = 9 / (61 + 35).

References

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