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[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Presentation of a case and review of the literature].
Ginecologia y obstetricia de Mexico - 1 Oct 1996
Kleiman-Podlipsky J, Cymet-Wulfovych D, Zafra-de la Rosa G, Cherem-Cherem B
Abstract excerpt
Steroid 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency is an autosomal recessive hereditary defect and one of the causes of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Prenatal exposure to excess androgens results in virilization of the female fetus. Newborn males have normal genitalia. Postnatally, untreated females as wel...
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