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Newborn screening-detected 21-hydroxylase deficiency: growth pattern is not associated with the genotype.
Minerva pediatrics - 1 Feb 2024
David Jan, Hrubá Zuzana, Kolouâková Stanislava, Votava Felix
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BACKGROUND: Normalizing growth in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD-CAH) requires a long-term maintenance of a fragile balance between hydrocortisone (HC) replacement and androgen suppression. The growth pattern in children with 21OHD-CAH diagnosed by clinical symptoms has been evaluated in numerous retrospective studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate...
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