Non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

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Non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Pediatric endocrinology reviews : PER - 1 Jan 2006

Dacou-Voutetakis Catherine, Dracopoulou Maria

Abstract excerpt

Deficiency of 21-hydroxylase constitutes the most frequent form of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and is classified into classical and nonclassical (NC) forms. The type of the molecular defect determines the severity of the phenotype with a high degree of concordance for the classical genot...

Topics

Adolescent
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
Adult
Child
Female
Genotype
Glucocorticoids
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Point Mutation
Pregnancy
Steroid 21-Hydroxylase

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