Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Introduction
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia:
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic disease that affects the adrenal glands. The production of several important hormones is blocked.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... more about Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Congenital genetic disease with insufficiency of the adrenal glands.
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causes, and treatments of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is available below.
Symptoms of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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Treatments for Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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Causes of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Article Excerpts about Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic disease that affects the adrenal glands. The production of several important hormones is blocked.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
Definitions of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia:
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or a subtype of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia,
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 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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