Article
21-Hydroxylase and 11beta-hydroxylase mutations in Romanian patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 2005
Grigorescu Sido Anca, Weber Matthias M, Grigorescu Sido Paula, Clausmeyer Susanne, Heinrich Udo, Schulze Egbert
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) comprises autosomal recessive disorders mainly due to defects in the 21-hydroxylase (CYP21) gene. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to perform molecular characterization in 43 Romanian patients with classical CAH forms diagnosed at the Center for Genetic Diseases of the Pediatric Clinic/University Cluj (38 with 21-hydroxylase deficiency, five with 11beta-hydroxylase...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Adult
- Alleles
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
