Open AccessGestational Age Correlates to Genotype in Girls with CYP21 Deficiency
Author(s) -
Sebastian Gidlöf,
Anna Wedell,
Anordenström
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1369
Subject(s) - pregnancy , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , fetus , gestation , genotype , endocrinology , context (archaeology) , gestational age , population , medicine , physiology , biology , genetics , paleontology , environmental health , gene
The mechanisms behind onset of labor and prolongation of pregnancy are not fully understood, but steroid hormones are thought to contribute. 17-Hydroxyprogesterone has been shown to prolong pregnancy in humans. Male fetuses have been reported to have longer gestation than females.
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