Monozygotic twins with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Long-term endocrine evaluation and gene analysis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 565-570

  AvRuskin, Theodore W ^a   Witchel, Selma F ^b   Taha, Doris R ^a   Juan, Christina S ^a  

^a BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal status; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Endocrine evaluation; Gene analysis; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DNA; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE; SYNACTIN; TETRACOSACTIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; STEROID RELEASE; BLOOD; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUTATION, MISSENSE; STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE; STEROIDS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0038605120     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.4.565     Document Type: Article

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