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Rare and severe complications of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2013
Introduction We report the case of a patient with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency who presented with unusual anatomical and biochemical features, namely massively enlarged adrenal glands, adrenogenital rest ...
Ferreira Florbela, Martins João Martin, do Vale Sónia, Esteves Rui, Nunes Garção, Carmo Isabel do   +5 more
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Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia: Immunohistochemical study of testosterone synthesis in Leydig cells

IJU Case Reports, 2020
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, Yuichi Sato, Seiji Hoshi, Tomoyuki Koguchi, Soichiro Ogawa, Tomohiro Ishii, Nobuhiro Haga, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Yoshiyuki Kojima   +8 more
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Crinecerfont, a CRF1 Receptor Antagonist, Lowers Adrenal Androgens in Adolescents With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia [PDF]

, 2023
Ron S. Newfield, Kyriakie Sarafoglou, Patricia Y. Fechner, Natalie Nokoff, Richard J. Auchus, Maria G. Vogiatzi, George Jeha, Nagdeep Giri, Eiry Roberts, Julia Sturgeon, Jean L. Chan, Robert Farber   +11 more
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1974
Congenital adrenocortical hyperplasia is a complex endocrine disorder of importance to the paediatric urologist because it produces an intersex state in the female and precocious virilisation in the male. The excessive secretion of androgens by the foetal adrenal cortex commences in early foetal life at some time after the differentiation of the ...
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An intracellular recombinant single‐chain variable antibody fragment as a new class of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is a ubiquitous second messenger involved in human (patho‐)physiology. Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) is a major cGMP hydrolyzing enzyme in many cell types including vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Several highly selective PDE5 inhibitors are in clinical use. However, there are currently no
Kürsat Kirkgöz, Sophie Sprenger, Olga Schweigert, Sanika Mohagaonkar, Matti Walsdorff, Tanja Zeller, Filip Berisha, Viacheslav O. Nikolaev, Sergei D. Rybalkin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic RU486 and olaparib therapy enhances apoptosis in endometriosis by simultaneously targeting hormonal signalling and DNA repair

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Endometriosis is a chronic, hormone‐dependent disorder characterized by ectopic implantation of endometrial tissue, often accompanied by pain and infertility. Although the progesterone receptor modulator RU486 is effective for pain relief, its impact on lesion regression is limited, possibly due to apoptosis resistance and ...
Yujie Peng, Meng Zhang, Libo Zhu, Wenqiang Qian, Jingjing Yan, Huidi Jiang, Yu Xin, Ying Zhang, Dongli Sun, Weidong Fei, Mengdan Zhao   +10 more
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Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Findings in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Isfahan City, Iran

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018
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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Cerebrovascular Function in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Pilot Multi‐Parameter Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease, but the effects on cerebrovascular function are unknown. In this pilot study, we sought to compare cerebrovascular perfusion, pulsatility, reactivity and metabolism between women with PCOS and healthy volunteers using MRI, and ...
Melissa E. Wright, Cory T. Richards, Saajan Davies, Rachel N. Lord, D. Aled Rees, Kevin Murphy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of diseases in which genetic defects occur that disturb the synthesis of cortisol. The most common variant of CAH (95%-99%) is caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency as a result of mutations in ...
Zuzanna Szczepaniak, Agata Konopka, Natalia Wdowiak, Karina Lissak, Małgorzata Komarów, Martyna Choinka, Dominika Karasińska, Jakub Kalisiak   +7 more
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CONGENITAL ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERPLASIA IN A NEWBORN (CLINICAL CASE)

Неонатологія, хірургія та перинатальна медицина, 2019
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, L.V Kolyubakina, T.N. Kretsu, L.F. Balytska   +3 more
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