Table 6.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Disorder | Affected gene and chromosome | Signs and symptoms |
---|---|---|
21-Hydroxylase deficiency (classic) | CYP21 | Glucocorticoid deficiency |
6p21.3 | Mineralocorticoid deficiency (salt-wasting) | |
Adrenal androgen excess (Ambiguous genitalia in females; Postnatal virilization in males) | ||
11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency | CYP11B1 | Hypertension |
8q24.3 | Glucocorticoid deficiency | |
Mineralocorticoid deficiency (salt-wasting) | ||
Adrenal androgen excess (ambiguous genitalia in females; Postnatal virilization in males and females) | ||
3-Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency (classic) | HSD3B2 | Adrenal androgen excess (ambiguous genitalia) |
1p13.1 | Disordered puberty (precocious adrenarche) | |
Cortisol deficiency (with adequate corticosterone) | ||
17-Alpha-hydroxylase | CYP17 | Ambiguous genitalia in males |
17–20 Lyase deficiency | 10q24.3 | Sexual infantilism |
Hypertension | ||
Cortisol deficiency |