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ey0017.8-11 | New Hope | ESPEYB17

8.11. Carriers of a classic CYP21A2 mutation have reduced mortality: A population-based national cohort study

A Nordenstrom , J Svensson , S Lajic , L Frisen , A Nordenskjold , C Norrby , C Almqvist , H Falhammar

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019; 104(12): 6148–6154. PMID: 31393570.Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency has an incidence of 1 in 10 000 to 20 000 in most populations. It is one of the most common monogenic autosomal recessive disorders (1). It has been suggested that the condition is common because it may confe...