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Establishment of Clinical and Lab Algorithms for the Identification of Carriers of Mutations in CYP21A2 - A Study of 365 Children and Adolescents.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Jul 2021
Meinel J, Haverkamp T, Wünsche F, Richter-Unruh A
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BACKGROUND: Mutations of CYP21A2 encoding 21-hydroxylase are the most frequent cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and are associated either with elevated basal or ACTH-stimulated levels of 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) in blood. OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to identify the most suitable of 12 different test algorithms and appropriate cut-off levels for that test to recognize patients with...
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