Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Because of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to deficiency of the enzyme 21-hydroxylase (21-OH), is distinguished in its classical and nonclassical form and is one of the most common autosomal recessive inherited diseases in humans. The classical form appears between 1:5000 and 1:15000 among the live neonates of North America and Europe, whereas the nonclassical form occurs in approximately 0.2% of the general white...

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