estrogen biosynthetic process Gene Set

Dataset	GO Biological Process Annotations 2025
Category	structural or functional annotations
Type	biological process
Description	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of estrogens, C18 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of female sexual characteristics. Also found in plants. (Gene Ontology, GO_0006703)
External Link	http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0006703
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8 genes participating in the estrogen biosynthetic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol	Name
AKR1B15	aldo-keto reductase family 1, member B15
CYP19A1	cytochrome P450, family 19, subfamily A, polypeptide 1
HSD17B1	hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 1
HSD17B11	hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 11
HSD17B2	hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 2
HSD17B7	hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 7
HSD17B8	hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 8
HSD3B1	hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase, 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 1