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Article: Studies from University Federal do Rio Grande do Sul yield new data on congenital adrenal hyperplasia risk factors.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- August 13, 2008
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Data detailed in 'The actual incidence of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Brazil may not be as high as inferred--an estimate based on a public neonatal screening program in the state of Goias' have been presented. "The incidence of 21-hydroxylase deficiency (CYP21 D) congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in Brazil is purportedly one of the highest in the world (1:7,533). However, this information is not based on official data," scientists in Brazil report (see also Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Risk Factors).
"The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of CYP21 D CAH in the state of Goias, Brazil, based on the 2005 results of government-funded ...