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ABSTRACT Steroids are critical for numerous physiological processes; disruption in their metabolism is associated with numerous endocrine disorders. Steroid quantification is essential to improve the understanding and diagnosis of these pathologies. Historically, urinary steroid profiling has been performed using low‐throughput gas chromatography mass ...
Joshua T. Bain +4 more
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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 +5 more
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In a 61-year-old Caucasian male with prostate cancer, leuprolide and bicalutamide failed to suppress the androgens. He presented to endocrinology with persistently normal testosterone and incidental massive (up to 18 cm) bilateral adrenal myelolipomas ...
Xin Feng, Gregory Kline
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes involved in cortisol biosynthesis in the adrenal gland. Depending on the enzymatic defect, the symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings differ.
Anita Lamichhane +3 more
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We present a case of a woman with a history of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) diagnosed at the age of 12, who was referred to our unit for surgical treatment.
Augusto Rafael Fernandez-Aristi +2 more
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia [PDF]
S, RAITI, G H, NEWNS
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Despite the availability of life-saving corticosteroids for 70 years, treatment for adrenal insufficiency is not able to recapitulate physiological diurnal cortisol secretion and results in numerous complications.
Lara E. Graves +8 more
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Background: congenital adrenal hyperplasia is the most frequent cause of sexual ambiguity in childhood. Molecular diagnosis is an element to be considered for the management and genetic counseling of patients and relatives at risk. Objective: to identify
Taimí Barrueta Ordóñez +4 more
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The value of serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate as a screening test for late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the use of serum level of dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate as a screening test for late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia.Methods: Fourteen hirsute women with elevated serum levels ofdehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, 17 hirsute women
Marcos Yorghi Khoury +5 more
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