Increased Abdominal Adiposity in Adolescents and Young Adults With Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

CONTEXT: Childhood obesity rates in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) exceed the high rates seen in normal children, potentially increasing their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Abdominal adiposity, in particular visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome...

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Published in:J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Main Authors: Kim, Mimi S., Ryabets-Lienhard, Anna, Dao-Tran, Anh, Mittelman, Steven D., Gilsanz, Vicente, Schrager, Sheree M., Geffner, Mitchell E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Endocrine Society 2015
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JCEM Online: Advances in Genetics
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4524992/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26062016
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-4033
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