Joanna Szulc

New perspectives on congenital adrenal hyperplasia: current concepts in pathophysiology, fertility and therapeutic advances

Abstract Background CAH (Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia) is a group of hereditary disorders of steroidogenesis, most commonly caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The disease leads to abnormal cortisol and/or aldosterone synthesis, as well as excessive androgen production. The cl...