Cardiovascular abnormalities and impaired exercise performance in adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia [PDF]
Context: Patients with classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) are treated with lifelong glucocorticoids (GCS). Cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic effects of such therapy in adolescents have never been quantified.
Alessio, Maria+10 more
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2D:4D Suggests a Role of Prenatal Testosterone in Gender Dysphoria [PDF]
Gender dysphoria (GD) reflects distress caused by incongruence between one’s experienced gender identity and one’s natal (assigned) gender. Previous studies suggest that high levels of prenatal testosterone (T) in natal females and low levels in natal ...
Fazeli, Nasrin+4 more
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Introduction Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia is a rare disease that causes disorders of sex development. The 46,XY patient presents with female external genitalia and inguinal testes. We describe the case of a patient with congenital lipoid adrenal
Kanako Matsuoka+8 more
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Psychiatric characterization of children with genetic causes of hyperandrogenism [PDF]
Objective: Very little is known about the mental health status in children with genetic causes of hyperandrogenism. This study sought to characterize psychiatric morbidity in this group. Design/methods: Children (8-18 years) with the diagnosis of classic
Ernst, Monique+7 more
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Background: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is the most common cause of ambiguous genitalia, which can be obscured by ambiguous genitalia, weight loss, and premature pubarche.
Ranasadat Saleh, Mahin Hashemipour
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Cortisol and 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels in saliva of healthy neonates - Normative data and relation to body mass index, arterial cord blood pH and time of sampling after birth [PDF]
The measurement of cortisol and 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) in saliva has become a reliable tool for both the scientist and the clinician for studying adrenal cortical function in the adult and the older child.
Dressendörfer, Regina+9 more
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NEUROBLASTOMA IN A CASE OF CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA
Case report: The majority of neuroblastomas are sporadic and not correlated with any specific constitutional germline chromosomal abnormality, inherited predisposition, or associated congenital anomalies.
Arzu Yazal Erdem+5 more
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Brain Differences in the Prefrontal Cortex, Amygdala, and Hippocampus in Youth with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia [PDF]
Context: Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency results in hormone imbalances present both prenatally and postnatally that may impact the developing brain.
Azad, Anisa+5 more
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Screening for Mutations of 21-Hydroxylase Gene in Hungarian Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia [PDF]
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders, causing impaired secretion of cortisol and aldosterone from the adrenal cortex, with subsequent overproduction of adrenal androgens.
Barta, Csaba+8 more
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CONGENITAL ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERPLASIA IN A NEWBORN (CLINICAL CASE)
Congenital adrenal cortex hyperplasia combines a group of monogenic diseases with an autosomal recessive fashion based on defects in enzymes or transport proteins involved in adrenal steroidogenesis.
N.M. Kretsu+3 more
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