Abstract
Hormonal studies and HLA genotyping were performed on the family of a patient with "acquired" adrenal hyperplasia (AAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The results of these studies suggest that "AAH", is not the same genetic disease as CAH.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adrenal Glands / pathology*
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Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital*
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Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / blood*
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Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / genetics
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Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / immunology
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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Androstenedione / blood
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Dehydroepiandrosterone / blood
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Female
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Histocompatibility Antigens / analysis
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Humans
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Hydrocortisone / blood
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Hydroxyprogesterones / blood
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Hyperplasia
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Steroid Hydroxylases / deficiency*
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Testosterone / blood
Substances
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Histocompatibility Antigens
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Hydroxyprogesterones
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Testosterone
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Androstenedione
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Dehydroepiandrosterone
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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Steroid Hydroxylases
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Hydrocortisone