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Steroid disorders in children: congenital adrenal hyperplasia and apparent mineralocorticoid excess.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Oct 1999
New M I, Wilson R C
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Our research team and laboratories have concentrated on two inherited endocrine disorders, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and apparent mineralocorticoid excess, in thier investigations of the pathophysiology of adrenal steroid hormone disorders in children. CAH refers to a family of inherited disorders in which defects occur in one of the enzymatic steps required to synthesize cortisol from cholesterol in...
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