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CAH Volunteers Needed for Natural History Study
Principal Investigator: Dr. Deborah Merke, M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinologist and Chief of Pediatric
Services at the National Institutes of Health
Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland

We are currently recruiting patients of all ages with CAH (both classic and nonclassic) for a natural history study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. By studying the natural history of CAH in a large population of patients, we hope to define new aspects of the disease. This will allow us to develop new management and treatment approaches. Participants will be seen as outpatients at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and may be seen once, twice, or for ongoing care. Patients seen for a limited number of visits will have a full report sent to their private physician. All testing is free of charge and will include:

• Genotyping (patients with 21- Hydroxylase deficiency only)
  
• Hormonal evaluation including evaluation for insulin resistance
  
• Psychological and cognitive testing
  
• Bone age (growing children) and ultrasound

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Carol VanRyzin at the NIH at (301) 451-0399.