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The prevalence and genotype of 21-hydroxylase deficiency in the Croatian Romani population.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2023
Dumic Katja K, Grubic Zorana, Kusec Vesna, Braovac Duje, Gotovac Kristina, Vinkovic Maja, Vucinic Maja, Dumic Miroslav
Abstract excerpt
Objective: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) owing to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by pathological variants in the CYP21A2 gene. After a high prevalence of classic 21-OHD CAH in the Romani population was reported in the Republic of North Macedonia, we decided to estimate the prevalence of 21-OHD in Croatia and, if high, assess the possible causes and estimate...
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