2 citations
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January 2017 in “Case reports in endocrinology” This report describes an elderly woman whose nonclassic 11-hydroxylase deficiency, presenting as acne and male pattern alopecia, may have been ameliorated by Ashwagandha root in a dose-related manner.
5 citations
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March 2013 in “BMJ case reports” This case report suggests that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass may improve symptoms of non-classic adrenal hyperplasia related to 11-hydroxylase deficiency by reducing insulin resistance.
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November 2007 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study determined that nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia has a 2.2% prevalence among hyperandrogenic women in Spain, with basal serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone showing excellent diagnostic performance.
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August 1999 in “European journal of endocrinology” This study concluded that neither basal nor ACTH-stimulated 17-OHP concentrations effectively indicate carrier status for 21-hydroxylase deficiency among Slovenian hyperandrogenic women, recommending molecular analysis of the CYP21 gene for reliable screening.
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May 1996 in “Archives of Disease in Childhood” This study found that patients with non-classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency do not appear to be at risk of short adult stature despite increased bone age in childhood.