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| '''For the WikiDoc page for this topic, click [[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia|here]]'''
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| {{CMG}}; Jinhui Wu, MD
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| ==Overview of congenital adrenal hyperplasia?==
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| Congenital adrenal hyperplasia refers to genetic disorders of the [[adrenal gland]]s. It includes a group of autosomal recessive conditions resulting from biochemical paths of the [[steroidogenesis]] of [[cortisol]] from [[cholesterol]] by the [[adrenal gland]]s. These diseases are [[21-hydroxylase deficiency]], [[17α-hydroxylase deficiency]], [[11β-hydroxylase deficiency]], [[3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency]], etc. Among them, almost 95% of cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia are due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Gene [[mutation]]s are the cause of these diseases. Most of these disorders can interfere with normal growth and development in children and adults.
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| ==See also==
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| :*[[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (patient information)]]
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| ==Copyleft Sources==
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| http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/special/birth/362.printerview.html
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| http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia/DS00915/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
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| http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000411.htm
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| http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/Congenital_Adrenal_Hyperplasia.cfm
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| [[Category:Patient Information]]
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