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Increased psychiatric morbidity in men with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2014
Falhammar Henrik, Butwicka Agnieszka, Landén Mikael, Lichtenstein Paul, Nordenskjöld Agneta, Nordenström Anna, Frisén Louise
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CONTEXT: Reports on psychiatric morbidity in males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are lacking. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to study psychiatric disorders in CAH males. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We studied males with CAH (21-hydroxylase deficiency, n = 253; CYP21A2 mutations known, n = 185), and compared them with controls (n = 25 300). Data were derived through linkage of national population-based...
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