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Reduced need of glucocorticoid therapy in a woman with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency during pregnancy

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Amadori, P. Reduced need of glucocorticoid therapy in a woman with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency during pregnancy. J Endocrinol Invest 29, 848–850 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347382

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