Sentences with phrase «hydroxylase deficiency»

The other possible cause in a case like hers might be a CAH due to a 21 hydroxylase deficiency.......

Lab tests for exclusion of other disorders that may cause similar symptoms: 1) Prolactin 2) TSH 3) 17 - hydroxyprogesterone to rule out 21 - hydroxylase deficiency (CAH).

Sometimes women who appear to have PCOS actually have an adrenal gland problem called «non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21 - hydroxylase deficiency» or NCCAH.

Progesterone supplementation may increase pregnanetriol levels, but very high levels — while rare — are suggestive of 21 - hydroxylase deficiency, which is the proximate underlying cause of adrenal hyperplasia.

Future directions in the study and management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21 - hydroxylase deficiency.

An example is the so - called 21 - hydroxylase deficiency, the most frequent form of the congenital syndrome there the adrenal glands produce excess androgens, which are male hormones.

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Another issue would be vitamin C and / or copper deficiencies since these compounds are necessary cofactors that work with Dopamine B - hydroxylase to convert dopamine to Nr.

Koch discusses the enzyme deficiency: «Phenylketonuria (PKU) is caused by an autosomal recessive defect in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, which is required for converting phenylalanine to tyrosine.

[1] For those with phenylketonuria, however, a severe deficiency in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase prevents conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine, making tyrosine an essential amino acid for this population.