Salt Wasting and Sex Reversal
Salt Wasting and Sex Reversal

Trouble Helix by Rebecca Ravenstad

Episode notes

This Molecular Mishap causes a lot of TROUBLE.

What happens when just ONE enzyme is missing in our bodies? In this case, 21-hydroxylase deficiency causes Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH).

From genetic blunder, to out-of-control 'roids, to treatment, a lot of bases are covered. And a lot of things go wrong if our bodies can't make even one important protein.

VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zQdzpyW9rc&list=PLPe7UM9zqnyKyNhlOeu0PYO537s_cJZM6

SOURCES: https://sites.google.com/view/troublehelix/podcast-sources/cah-sources-podca ... 

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Keywords
sciencemolecular biologymedicinediseasephysiologybiology