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Gestational age correlates to genotype in girls with CYP21 deficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2007
Gidlöf Sebastian, Wedell Anna, Nordenström Anna
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CONTEXT: The mechanisms behind onset of labor and prolongation of pregnancy are not fully understood, but steroid hormones are thought to contribute. 17-Hydroxyprogesterone has been shown to prolong pregnancy in humans. Male fetuses have been reported to have longer gestation than females. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate whether severity of 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21) deficiency in...
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