Seventeen Alpha-hydroxylase Deficiency

Seventeen a-hydroxylase deficiency (17OHD) is a rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in which defects in the biosynthesis of cortisol and sex steroid result in mineralocorticoid excess, hypokalemic hypertension and sexual abnormalities such as pseudohermaphroditism in males, and sexual infant...

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Main Authors: Siew-Lee Wong, San-Ging Shu, Chi-Ren Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609603429