A genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others, is called:
A. adrenocorticohyperplasia.
B. panhyperpituitarism.
C. adrenal adenoma.
D. adrenal insufficiency.
E. congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Answer: E
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