Steroid 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency and related disorders.

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Steroid 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency and related disorders.

Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America - 1 Jun 1994

White P C, Speiser P W

Abstract excerpt

Steroid 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency is the second most frequent cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, the inherited inability to synthesize cortisol. About two thirds of patients with this disorder have hypertension, presumably due to elevated levels of deoxycorticosterone or other metaboli...

Topics

Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
Humans
Hypertension
Mutation
Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase

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