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Fractures and bone mineral density in adult women with 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2007
Falhammar Henrik, Filipsson Helena, Holmdahl Gundela, Janson Per-Olof, Nordenskjöld Agneta, Hagenfeldt Kerstin, Thorén Marja
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CONTEXT: Patients with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) receive lifelong, often supraphysiological, glucocorticoid therapy. Pharmacological doses of glucocorticoids are an established risk factor for osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD),...
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