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Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.875.253.090.500
C12.200.706.316.090.500
C12.800.316.090.500
C16.131.939.316.129.500
C16.320.033
C16.320.565.925.249
C18.452.648.925.249
C19.053.440
C19.391.119.090.500
Unique ID
D000312
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000312
Scope Note
A group of inherited disorders of the ADRENAL GLANDS, caused by enzyme defects in the synthesis of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) and/or ALDOSTERONE leading to accumulation of precursors for ANDROGENS. Depending on the hormone imbalance, congenital adrenal hyperplasia can be classified as salt-wasting, hypertensive, virilizing, or feminizing. Defects in STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES); TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE; or steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; among others, underlie these disorders.
Entry Version
ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA CONGEN
Entry Term(s)
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Hyperplasia, Congenital Adrenal
NLM Classification #
WK 700
See Also
3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase
Puberty, Precocious
Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase
Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase
Steroid 21-Hydroxylase
Virilism
Public MeSH Note
80; was ADRENOGENITAL SYNDROME 1963-79
Online Note
use ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL to search ADRENOGENITAL SYNDROME 1966-79
History Note
80; was ADRENOGENITAL SYNDROME 1963-79
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital Preferred
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