Article
[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency--management in adults].
Endokrynologia Polska - 1 Jan 2010
Ambroziak Urszula, Bednarczuk Tomasz, Ginalska-Malinowska Maria, Małunowicz Ewa Maria, Grzechocińska Barbara, Kamiński Paweł, Bablok Leszek, Przedlacki Jerzy, Bar-Andziak Ewa
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is one of the most common autosomal recessive hereditary diseases. The impairment of cortisol synthesis leads to excessive stimulation of the adrenal glands by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), adrenal hyperplasia, and excessive androgen synthesis. The syndrome is characterised by a considerable correlation between the genotype and the...
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