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Correlation between genotype and hormonal levels in heterozygous mutation carriers and non-carriers of 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jan 2000
Napolitano E, Manieri C, Restivo F, Composto E, Lanfranco F, Repici M, Pasini B, Einaudi S, Menegatti E
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, both in its classic (CCAH) and non-classic form (NCAH), is a morbid condition sustained by the absent or reduced function of one of the enzymes involved in cortisol biosynthesis - mainly 21 hydroxylase - associated with different levels of clinical androgenization. In a wide group of relatives of patients affected by CCAH and NCAH (no.=222) and healthy volunteers (no.=30), a...
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