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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: new treatment guidelines

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is one of the most prevalent genetic endocrine diseases. A new guideline from the Endocrine Society offers expert opinion and evidence-based recommendations on the diagnosis and management of this challenging condition.

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F. G. Riepe is supported in part by the project EuroDSD in the European Community's Seventh Framework Program FP7/2007-2013 under grant agreement 201444.

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Riepe, F. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: new treatment guidelines. Nat Rev Endocrinol 7, 6–8 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2010.197

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