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Clinical and hormonal characteristics in heterozygote carriers of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Apr 2020
Guarnotta Valentina, Niceta Marcello, Bono Marianna, Marchese Serena, Fabiano Carmelo, Indelicato Serena, Di Gaudio Francesca, Garofalo Piernicola, Giordano Carla
Abstract excerpt
Non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NC-CAH) includes a group of genetic disorders due to a broad class of CYP21A2 variants identifying a disease-causing 'C' genotype. The heterozygous carriers of CYP21 mutations are at increased risk of developing clinically evident hyperandrogenism, even though clinical and laboratory characteristics are still underestimated. With the aim of obtaining a more accurate...
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