What is Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked?

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What is Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked?

Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: A genetic disorder which affects the body tissues that produce hormones. It is characterized by underdeveloped adrenal glands which results adrenal insufficiency and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism.

Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked, or a subtype of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: Introduction

Types of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked:

Broader types of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked:

How many people get Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked?

Prevalance of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: 1 per 12,500 newborns suffer from adrenal hypoplasia congenita in the US, Genetics Home Reference website
Prevalance Rate of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: approx 1 in 12,500 or 0.01% or 21,760 people in USA [about data]

Who gets Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked?

Gender Ratio for Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: vast male predominance

What causes Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked?

Causes of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: see causes of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked

What are the symptoms of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked?

Symptoms of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: see symptoms of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked

Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: Endocrinologist, Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked.
Treatments for Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked: see treatments for Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked

Name and Aliases of Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked

Main name of condition: Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked

Other names or spellings for Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked:

cytomegalic adrenocortical hypoplasia, X-linked AHC, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, AHC, X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia, Adrenal hypoplasia congenital with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, AHC with HHG

AHC (Congenital adrenal hypoplasia), AHC with HHG, Adrenal hypoplasia congenital with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, Congenital adrenal hypoplasia, X-linked congenital adrenal hypoplasia
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)