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Clinical and genetic characterization of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia.
Clinical dysmorphology - 1 Oct 2020
Ullah Asmat, Bibi Farah, Haider Nighat, Shahid Gulbin, Abdullah, Mustajab Tamanna, Khaliq Tanwir, Ahmad Wasim
Abstract excerpt
Disorders of steroid synthesis are a group of anomalies caused by defects in any step of conversion of cholesterol into steroid hormones. The disorders are characterized by defects leading to abnormalities of salt-water balance and/or sexual differentiation. Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia (CLAH) is the most severe form of steroid synthesis disorder caused by the accumulation of cholesterol in the outer...
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