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17α-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY IS AN UNDERDIAGNOSED DISEASE: HIGH FREQUENCY OF MISDIAGNOSES IN A LARGE COHORT OF BRAZILIAN PATIENTS.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Feb 2018
Fontenele Rafaela, Costa-Santos Marivânia, Kater Claudio E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: 17α-Hydroxylase deficiency (P450c17D) is characterized by hypogonadism and mineralocorticoid hypertension. We aimed to estimate the relative incidence and spectrum of preliminary misdiagnoses in Brazilian P450c17D patients. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we reviewed, updated, and analyzed data of 40 P450c17D patients (21 XY, 19 XX). RESULTS: Complete data were unavailable for 2 patients. Seven...
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