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Hyperplasia which is an overgrowth of the lining of the uterus that can be precancerous and ultimately cancerous.
www2.wsav.com - News 2010
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Information about the fetus' gender can be critically important: Some genetic abnormalities of the X-chromosome -- like hemophilia or Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- typically affect only boys, and another condition that causes ambiguous genitalia among other problems, called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, can be successfully treated in-utero if the gender is known.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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Information about the fetus' gender can be critically important: Some genetic abnormalities of the X-chromosome -- like hemophilia or Duchenne muscular dystrophy -- typically affect only boys, and another condition that causes ambiguous genitalia among other problems, called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, can be successfully treated in-utero if the gender is known.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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The New York Times this week has a very nice article about Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia or CAH, as it is called.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia comments: webhill said ...
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009
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Hyperplasia, in contrast, was growth by virtue of cells increasing in number.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Hyperplasia, in contrast, was growth by virtue of cells increasing in number.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Hyperplasia, in contrast, was growth by virtue of cells increasing in number.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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With Hyperplasia of fat cells (increase in number of fat cells) the leptin also increases in bloodstream.
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Candidates for the conditions causing this level are Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS), an androgen producing tumor, alpha-5-reductase deficiency, and a host of other DSDs (disorders of sexual development).
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