Evidence for endocrinological abnormalities in heterozygotes for adrenal 11β-hydroxylase deficiency of a family with the R448H mutation in the CYP11B1 gene

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3506-3508

  Peter, Michael ^a   Sippell, Wolfgang G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTODOXONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DNA; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0030962797     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.10.3506     Document Type: Article

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