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Circadian blood pressure profiles and ambulatory arterial stiffness index in children and adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency in relation to their genotypes.
Neuro endocrinology letters - 1 Dec 2017
Janus Dominika, Wójcik Małgorzata, Tyrawa Katarzyna, Janeczko Magdalena, Bik-Multanowski Mirosław, Fijorek Kamil, Drozdz Dorota, Kwiatek Kamila, Starzyk Jerzy B
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OBJECTIVE: Lifelong steroid therapy and exposure to adrenal androgen excess in 21-hydroxylase deficient (21-OHD) congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) children and adolescents may modify circadian blood pressure profile and result in vascular complications. The objective of the study was to evaluate vascular abnormalities in 21-OHD children and adolescents in relation to their genotypes. DESIGN: A cross-sectional...
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