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Influence of Genotype and Hyperandrogenism on Sexual Function in Women With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
22 Aug 2019
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BACKGROUND: Depending on CYP21A2 genotype, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency leads to biochemical alterations (including hyperandrogenism, hypocortisolism, and hypoaldosteronism) and a wide spectrum of phenotypic disease manifestation. The latter include life-threatening salt-wasting crises, prenatal virilization of genitalia in women (classic CAH [C-CAH]) as well as milder...
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