Genetic Characterization of a Cohort of Italian Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency.

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INTRODUCTION: Defects in the steroid 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21A2) cause 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD), the main cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The disease shows a broad spectrum of clinical forms, ranging from severe or classical (salt wasting, SW, and simple virilizing, SV), to mild late onset or nonclassical (NC). 21OHD affects 1 in 15,000 in its severe classic form and 1 in 200-1000 in its...

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