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Preferred Label : 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency;

NCIt related terms : 21-OHD;

NCIt definition : A classic form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia that is characterized by severe 21-hydroxylase deficiency, resulting in glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid deficiency, without clinically significant salt wasting, and androgen excess, which causes virilization in female infants.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by loss-of-function mutations in the CYP21A2 gene associated with decreased or absent activity of the 21-hydroxylase enzyme, resulting in inefficient steroidogenesis of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. The clinical manifestations of the deficiency are dependent on the degree of reduction of enzymatic activity.;

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