Congenital adrenal hyperplasia—current insights in pathophysiology, diagnostics, and management

HL Claahsen-van der Grinten, PW Speiser… - Endocrine …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders affecting
cortisol biosynthesis. Reduced activity of an enzyme required for cortisol production leads to …

The long and short of circulating cell-free DNA and the ins and outs of molecular diagnostics

P Jiang, YMD Lo - Trends in Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
The discovery of cell-free tumor and fetal DNA molecules in the plasma of cancer patients
and pregnant women, respectively, has opened up exciting opportunities in molecular …

Plasma DNA tissue map** by genome-wide methylation sequencing for noninvasive prenatal, cancer, and transplantation assessments

K Sun, P Jiang, KCA Chan, J Wong, YKY Cheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - pnas.org
Plasma consists of DNA released from multiple tissues within the body. Using genome-wide
bisulfite sequencing of plasma DNA and deconvolution of the sequencing data with …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

D El-Maouche, W Arlt, DP Merke - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a group of autosomal recessive disorders encompassing
enzyme deficiencies in the adrenal steroidogenesis pathway that lead to impaired cortisol …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

PW Speiser, W Arlt, RJ Auchus… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective To update the congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase
deficiency clinical practice guideline published by the Endocrine Society in 2010 …

The accuracy of cell‐free fetal DNA‐based non‐invasive prenatal testing in singleton pregnancies: a systematic review and bivariate meta‐analysis

FL Mackie, K Hemming, S Allen… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cell‐free fetal DNA (cff DNA) non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is rapidly
expanding, and is being introduced at varying rates depending on country and condition …

Second generation noninvasive fetal genome analysis reveals de novo mutations, single-base parental inheritance, and preferred DNA ends

KCA Chan, P Jiang, K Sun, YKY Cheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - pnas.org
Plasma DNA obtained from a pregnant woman was sequenced to a depth of 270× haploid
genome coverage. Comparing the maternal plasma DNA sequencing data with the parental …

Adrenal steroidogenesis and congenital adrenal hyperplasia

AF Turcu, RJ Auchus - Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, 2015 - endo.theclinics.com
Adrenal steroidogenesis is a dynamic process, reliant on de novo synthesis, with no
presynthesized hormones stored for immediate release. Cholesterol is the common …

Non‐invasive prenatal diagnosis of achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia: next‐generation sequencing allows for a safer, more accurate, and comprehensive …

LS Chitty, S Mason, AN Barrett, F McKay… - Prenatal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Accurate prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions can be challenging and usually
requires invasive testing. Here, we demonstrate the potential of next‐generation sequencing …