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The prevalence, molecular analysis and HLA typing of late-onset 21-hydroxylase deficiency in Turkish woman with hirsutism and polycystic ovary.
Endocrine journal - 1 Feb 2004
Yarman Sema, Dursun Ali, Oguz Fatma, Alagol Faruk
Abstract excerpt
We studied the incidence of late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH) due to 2l-hydroxylase (21-OH) deficiency, its molecular genotype expression, and its association with the major histocompatibility complex in 61 women with hirsutism and polycystic ovary. Ultrasound, clinical and hormonal parameters were used to define polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Baseline and ACTH stimulated...
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