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Detection of steroid 21-hydroxylase alleles using gene-specific PCR and a multiplexed ligation detection reaction.
Genomics - 1 Sept 1995
Day D J, Speiser P W, White P C, Barany F
Abstract excerpt
Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, an inherited inability to synthesize cortisol that occurs in 1 in 10,000-15,000 births. Affected females are born with ambiguous genitalia, a condition that can be ameliorated by administering dexamethasone to the mother for most of gestation. Prenatal diagnosis is required for accurate treatment of affected females as...
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