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#Question id: 34164


A newborn is diagnosed with 21β-hydroxylase deficiency. Which of the following downstream consequences is most likely due to impaired glucocorticoid production during fetal life?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Hyperplasia of the adrenal medulla due to ACTH overproduction
  2. Increased synthesis of epinephrine due to excess adrenal androgens
  3. Dysplastic adrenal medulla with reduced catecholamine levels postnatally
  4. Excess cortisol synthesis due to compensatory upregulation of CYP11B1