Discussion CAH is an autosomal recessive condition resulting from an inborn enzyme
deficiency affecting the biosynthesis of adrenal steroid metabolism. Congenital adrenal …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of seven autosomal recessively inherited
disorders of various enzymes participating in adrenal steroid hormone synthesis. Patients …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a family of inherited disorders of adrenal
steroidogenesis in which each disorder is characterized by a specific enzyme deficiency that …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a family of autosomal-recessive disorders caused by
mutations that encode for enzymes involved in one of the various steps of adrenal steroid …

1. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a family of disorders produced by enzymatic
deficiencies of adrenal steroidogenesis. Oversecretion of ACTH secondary to impairment of …

The adrenal cortex produces three principal categories of steroid hormones that regulate a
wide variety of physiologic processes from fetal to adult life. Mineralocorticoids, principally …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses several disorders of steroid biosynthesis and
describes their hormonal and clinical manifestations as well as the current methods of …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders of
adrenal steroidogenesis. The natures of the steroidogenic enzymes, the genes that encode …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). It is a
group of autosomal recessive disorders that impair normal steroid synthesis due to genetic …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAB) is an inherited disorder of adrenal steroid
biosynthesis. The basic defect is the deficiency of an enzyme in the pathway of cortisol …