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Study of a kindred with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia: diagnostic challenge due to phenotypic variance.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 1998
Chin D, Speiser P W, Imperato-McGinley J, Dixit N, Uli N, David R, Oberfield S E
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We sought to determine the concordance of the phenotype and genotype in a kindred with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The variation in phenotypic expression within this family underscores the difficulty of establishing the diagnosis in the absence of newborn screening, even with a heightened index of suspicion. Steroidogenic profiles were obtained for the three affected...
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