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December 2024 in “Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology” 21-hydroxylase deficiency causes hormone imbalances leading to various symptoms, and diagnosis involves clinical and genetic tests.
The curly mutation in SELH/Bc mice affects hair and may help study human genetic disorders.
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