Research Article
Molecular Analysis of CYP21A2 Gene Mutations among Iraqi Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Table 1
Clinical presentation and age distribution of Iraqi CAH patients with 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency.
| Clinical presentation | Females number (%) | Males number (%) | Total number (%) | Age range (mean ± SD) |
| Classic | | | | | Salt wasting form | 20 (32.3%) | 7 (11.3%) | 27 (43.6%) | 1 day–3 months (1.01 ± 1.37) months | Simple virilizing form | 23 (37.1%) | 7 (11.3%) | 30 (48.4%) | 1 day–14 years (2.61 ± 3.16) years | Nonclassic form (pseudoprecocious puberty) | 4 (6.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | 5 (8%) | 8–15 years (9.4 ± 3.13) years |
| Total | 47 (75.8%) | 15 (24.2%) | 62 (100%) | 1 day–15 years (24.69 ± 41.07) months |
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