En grupp ärftliga rubbningar av binjurarnas steroidgenes, som varierar med kön, med den medfödda enzymdefektens svårighetsgrad och med debutålder. Den vanligaste formen, den viriliserande, beror på en 21-hydroxylasdefekt. Andra former är 11-hydroxylasdefekt, 17-hydroxylasdefekt, desmolasdefekt och 3-beta-hydroxysteroiddefekt.
A group of inherited disorders of the ADRENAL GLANDS, caused by enzyme defects in the synthesis of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) and/or ALDOSTERONE leading to accumulation of precursors for ANDROGENS. Depending on the hormone imbalance, congenital adrenal hyperplasia can be classified as salt-wasting, hypertensive, virilizing, or feminizing. Defects in STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES); TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE; or steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; among others, underlie these disorders.
CAH
Hyperplasia, Congenital Adrenal — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia — Adrenal Hyperplasias, Congenital — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasias — Hyperplasias, Congenital Adrenal