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Monozygotic twins discordant for congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to mosaicism.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Feb 2020
Kluge Michelle L, Graber Evan, Foley Kathryn, Hansen Lynnette V, Sellers Heidi L, Milosevic Dragana, Cradic Kendall W, Grebe Stefan K
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Genotype-phenotype discordance occurs occasionally in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Its causes are largely unknown. We describe a case of monochorionic, diamniotic twins with discordant clinical presentations of CAH, and show evidence for this being due to mosaicism resulting from a postzygotic full gene deletion of CYP21A2 prior to twinning. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 7-day-old 36-week gestation...
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