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Endocrine System Diseases > Gonadal Disorders > Disorders of Sex Development > Adrenogenital Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Urogenital Abnormalities > Disorders of Sex Development > Adrenogenital Syndrome
... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Urogenital Abnormalities > Disorders of Sex Development > Adrenogenital Syndrome
Urogenital Diseases > Male Urogenital Diseases > Urogenital Abnormalities > Disorders of Sex Development > Adrenogenital Syndrome

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Adrenogenital Syndrome  

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  • Abnormal SEX DIFFERENTIATION or congenital DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT caused by abnormal levels of steroid hormones expressed by the GONADS or the ADRENAL GLANDS, such as in CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA and ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS. Due to abnormal steroid biosynthesis, clinical features include VIRILISM in females; FEMINIZATION in males; or precocious sexual development in children.

History note

  • 2005; use ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL 1980-2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D047808

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