Behavioral and Physical Masculinization Are Related to Genotype in Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) exhibit behavioral masculinization. There is controversy about the roles of pre- and postnatal androgens, social factors, and chronic illness in its etiology. To assess the effect of chronic illness, we compared behavioral masculinity in 24 CAH girls a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2004-01, Vol.89 (1), p.419-424
Hauptverfasser:	Hall, Catherine M., Jones, Julie A., Meyer-Bahlburg, Heino F. L., Dolezal, Curtis, Coleman, Michelle, Foster, Peter, Price, David A., Clayton, Peter E.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - drug therapy Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - genetics Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - physiopathology Adrenals. Adrenal axis. Renin-angiotensin system (diseases) Androgens - physiology Behavior Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Diabetes Mellitus Endocrinopathies Female Fludrocortisone - administration & dosage Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genitalia, Female Genotype Hormone Replacement Therapy Humans Hydrocortisone - administration & dosage Medical sciences Mutation Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Pregnancy Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Steroid 21-Hydroxylase - genetics Steroid 21-Hydroxylase - physiology Surveys and Questionnaires Vertebrates: endocrinology Virilism - genetics
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