Alternative titles and symbols : Adrenal hyperplasia I; Lipoid hyperplasia, congenital, of adrenal cortex with male pseudohermaphroditism;
Description : Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia, the most severe disorder of steroid hormone
biosynthesis, is caused by a defect in the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone,
the first step in adrenal and gonadal steroidogenesis. All affected individuals are
phenotypic females with a severe salt-losing syndrome that is fatal if not treated
in early infancy (summary by Lin et al., 1991 and Bose et al., 1996).;