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Late onset X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita with hypogonadotropic hypgonadism due to a novel 4-bp deletion in exon 2 of NR0B1.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Nov 2014
Ali Johari Mohd, Jalaludin Muhammad Yazid, Harun Fatimah
Abstract excerpt
We report a novel NR0B1 mutation in a patient affected with X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita (X-AHC). The proband first presented with a generalized convulsion at 11 years, 4 months. His clinical and biochemical presentations were consistent with adrenal insufficiency. His basal 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) level was not high, and the poor response in 17-OHP on ACTH stimulation test excluded congenital...
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