More than 90% of cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH, the inherited inability to
synthesize cortisol) are caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Females with severe, classic …

Adrenarche is the puberty of the adrenal gland. The descriptive term pubarche indicates the
appearance of pubic hair, which may be accompanied by axillary hair. This process is …

Now in its Fifth Edition, the leading clinical reference on pediatric and adolescent
gynecology combines contemporary approaches to diagnosis with the latest medical and …

Context: Nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) owing to steroid 21-
hydroxylase deficiency (NC21OHD) is the most frequent of all autosomal recessive genetic …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a family of monogenic inherited disorders of
adrenal steroidogenesis most often caused by enzyme 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) …

Adrenarche refers to a maturational increase in the secretion of adrenal androgen
precursors, mainly dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate (DHEAS). In premature …

The fasting insulin resistance index, mean blood glucose, mean serum insulin (MSI), early
insulin response to glucose, glucose uptake rate in peripheral tissues, and insulin sensitivity …

Adrenarche means the morphological and functional change of the adrenal cortex leading to
increasing production of adrenal androgen precursors (AAPs) in mid childhood, typically at …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a family of inherited disorders of adrenal
steroidogenesis. Each of these disorders results from a deficiency in one of the several …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a group of inherited genetic disorders
involving deficiencies in enzymes that convert cholesterol to cortisol within the adrenal …