Article
Clinical perspectives in congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11β-hydroxylase deficiency.
Endocrine - 1 Jan 2017
Bulsari Krupali, Falhammar Henrik
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder. It is caused by reduced or absent activity of 11β-hydroxylase (CYP11B1) enzyme and the resultant defects in adrenal steroidogenesis. The most common clinical features of 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency are ambiguous genitalia, accelerated skeletal maturation and resultant short stature, peripheral...
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