Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on October 23, 2008
Human Reproduction 2009 24(1):250-251; doi:10.1093/humrep/den370
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The sex ratio of offspring of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
The Galton Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2 HE, UK
1 Correspondence address. E-mail: whjames@waitrose.com
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Sir,
Hagenfeldt et al. (2008)
reported that the offspring born to their sample of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) numbered 6 boys and 19 girls. This sex ratio (proportion males) was significantly lower than that of offspring of a control sample. The