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Prenatal treatment and diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia owing to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1995
Mercado A B, Wilson R C, Cheng K C, Wei J Q, New M I
Abstract excerpt
Since 1986, prenatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) have been carried out in 239 pregnancies. In 145, diagnoses were made by amniocentesis, whereas 77 were diagnosed using chorionic villus sampling. A newly developed, rapid allele-specific polymerase chain reaction was used for DNA analysis in some cases. Of 239 pregnancies evaluated, 37 babies...
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