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Novel Therapies for Treating Short Stature with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Joe Leigh Simpson, Michael Christopher Hann, Anisha Kshetrapal, Maria I New

Citation Information : Simpson JL, Hann MC, Kshetrapal A, New MI. Novel Therapies for Treating Short Stature with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2011; 2 (2):45-50.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1017

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-04-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).


Abstract

Abbreviations

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH); Salt wasting (SW-CAH); Non-salt wasting (NSW-CAH); Growth hormone (GH); Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa); Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analog (LHRHa); 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21); 21-hydroxylase pseudogene (CYP21p); Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA); Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH); Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Bone mineral density (BMD); Standard score (SDS).


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