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Intima media thickness of common carotids and abdominal aorta in children and adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency in relation to their genotypes.
Neuro endocrinology letters - 1 Jul 2017
Janus Dominika, Wojcik Malgorzata, Tyrawa Katarzyna, Janeczko Magdalena, Bik-Multanowski Mirosław, Starzyk Jerzy B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are at risk of vascular and metabolic complications due to steroid therapy and increased adrenal androgens exposure. OBJECTIVE: of the study was to evaluate the relation between patient's genotype and (1) intima media thickness of abdominal aorta (AIMT) and common carotid arteries (CIMT) and (2) metabolic profile. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In 71 patients...
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