Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17α-hydroxylase deficiency
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17α-hydroxylase deficiency is an uncommon form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) resulting from a mutation in the gene CYP17A1, which produces the enzyme 17α-hydroxylase.[1][2] It causes decreased synthesis of cortisol and sex hormones, with resulting increase in mineralocorticoid production. Thus, common symptoms include mild cortisol deficiency, ambiguous genitalia in men or amenorrhea at puberty in women, and hypokalemic hypertension.[3] However, partial (incomplete) deficiency often has inconsistent symptoms between patients,[4] and affected women may be asymptomatic except for infertility.[5]
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Specialty | Endocrinology, obstetrics and gynaecology, medical genetics |