Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder defined by a lack of one of the enzymes required to produce specific hormones. In the United States and Europe, the most prevalent type of CAH, 21 hydroxylase deficiency, affects around 1:10,000 to 1:15,000 people. The estimated CAH prevalence is 1 in 10,000, and the yearly incidence ranges from 1 in 5000 to 1 in 15,000.
As per DelveInsight analysis, the total 7MM diagnosed prevalent cases of CAH in 2021 were more than 73K, out of which the maximum cases were seen in the US. The EU5 countries accounted for approximately 30K cases in 2021. Moreover, the United States has the highe...
