Female pseudohermaphroditism due to classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency and insulin resistance in a girl with Turner syndrome

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 176-179

  Atabek, M Emre ^a   Kurtoǧlu, Selim ^a   Keskin, Mehmet ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Insulin resistance; Turner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

HORMONE PRECURSOR; INSULIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLITORIS; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FEMALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; KARYOTYPE 45,X; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; TURNER SYNDROME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLITORIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 20044382142     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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