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Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
Forest Maguelone G
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasias (CAH) are inherited defects of cortisol biosynthesis. More than 90% of CAH are caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), found in 1:10 000 to 1:15 000 live births. Females with 'classical' 21-OHD, being exposed to excess androgens prenatally, are born with virilized external genitalia. Potentially lethal adrenal insufficiency is characteristic of two-thirds to three-quarters of...
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