Article
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 alle...
Topics
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Amniocentesis
- Analysis of Variance
- Dexamethasone
- Female
- Genetic Counseling
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Retrospective Studies
- Steroid 21-Hydroxylase