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Successful IVF pregnancy despite inadequate ovarian steroidogenesis due to congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia (CLAH): a case report.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 2016
Albarel Frédérique, Perrin Jeanne, Jegaden Margaux, Roucher-Boulez Florence, Reynaud Rachel, Brue Thierry, Courbiere Blandine
Abstract excerpt
Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) mutations are the most frequent aetiologies of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia (CLAH). Phenotypes may vary, and puberty may be absent in affected individuals. To date, only two pregnancies have been described in 46,XX CLAH patients with StAR mutations; these patients exhibited ovarian steroidogenesis along with spontaneous puberty and menarche and normal menses....
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