ESPE Abstracts

Background: The most common form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is 21-hydroxylase deficiency, which in its severe form can cause genital ambiguity in females. This can be ameliorated by administering dexamethasone to the mother.Case: This is a family whose index case is a first son diagnosed by Madrid Newborn Screening Program of CAH with salt-wasting form due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Mutation analysis revealed: ‘hybrid deletion’ ...