17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2]
Overview
Prenatal diagnosis of 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency is advised in order to prevent the complications of the disease further in life. Prenatal administration of dexamethasone, which is the drug of choice helps prevent complications.
Primary Prevention
- Prenatal diagnosis of 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency in those patients with positive family history, is conducted to prevent complication of the disease in future life and treated with prenatal dexamethasone treatment.
- The available tests are: amniotic fluid testing and oligonucleotide hybridization of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) obtained from chorionic villus biopsies. Utilize fetal DNA extracted from maternal blood through noninvasive methods.[1]
References
- ↑ Kazmi D, Bailey J, Yau M, Abu-Amer W, Kumar A, Low M, Yuen T (2017). "New developments in prenatal diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia". J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 165 (Pt A): 121–123. doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.06.016. PMID 27378492.