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Steroid 11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency

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Adrenal Disorders

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Abstract

Inherited defects in cortisol biosynthesis are collectively termed congenital adrenal hyperplasia [reviewed in (1)]. Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency is, by far, the most common of these defects; it is reviewed elsewhere in this volume. This chapter reviews a related disease, steroid 11β-hydroxylase deficiency [reviewed in greater detail in (2)].

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White, P.C. (2001). Steroid 11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency. In: Margioris, A.N., Chrousos, G.P. (eds) Adrenal Disorders. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-101-5_20

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