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3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II deficiency on newborn screening test.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Aug 2014
Araújo Vitor Guilherme Brito de, Oliveira Renata Santarem de, Gameleira Kallianna Paula Duarte, Cruz Cátia Barbosa, Lofrano-Porto Adriana
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3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase II (3β-HSD) deficiency represents a rare CAH variant. Newborns affected with its classic form have salt wasting in early infancy and genital ambiguity in both sexes. High levels of 17-hydroxypregnenolone (Δ517OHP) are characteristic, but extra-adrenal conversion to...
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