Intima media thickness of common carotids and abdominal aorta in children and adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency in relation to their genotypes.
BACKGROUND: Patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are at risk of vascular and metabolic complications due to steroid therapy and increased adrenal androgens exposure.
OBJECTIVE: of the study was to evaluate the relation between patient's genotype and (1) intima media thickness of abdominal aorta (AIMT) and.....