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Carriers of 21-hydroxylase deficiency are not at increased risk for hyperandrogenism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 1997
Knochenhauer E S, Cortet-Rudelli C, Cunnigham R D, Conway-Myers B A, Dewailly D, Azziz R
Abstract excerpt
A deficiency of 21-hydroxylase activity is one of the most commonly inherited genetic disorders in man, with heterozygosity for CYP21 mutations affecting approximately 1 in 60 of the non-Jewish Caucasian population. We have hypothesized that heterozygosity for CYP21 mutations in women increases their risk of developing clinically evident hyperandrogenism, and that this risk is related to the severity of the...
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