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Successful pregnancy in a patient with severe 11-beta-hydroxylase deficiency and novel mutations in CYP11B1 gene.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2007
Simm Peter J, Zacharin Margaret R
Abstract excerpt
11 beta-Hydroxylase deficiency is a rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, resulting in virilization, glucocorticoid deficiency and hypertension. There have been no previous reports in the literature of a successful pregnancy in a severely affected female. We report the first successful pregnancy resulting in a live birth for a female with 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency and outline management issues from...
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