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The classic and non-classical forms of the disease present ambiguous genitalia with signs of precocious puberty (PP) with accelerated height velocity and bone age. accelerated body and bone growth. Elevated basal and stimulated 17-hydroxyprogesterone and genetic testing are crucial for confirming a definitive diagnosis. The aim to determine determine the significance of elevated basal 17-hydroxyprogesterone in children with signs of precocious puberty in the final diagnosis of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Methods: A prospective study was conducted at the University Children's Clinic and the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering in Belgrade from 2019 to 2024. The study involved 64 subjects of both sexes, aged up to 18 years, with precocious puberty, accelerated height velocity and bone age and\/or elevated basal 17-hydroxyprogesterone, who were divided into two groups based on the presence\/absence of pathogenic variants in the CYP21A2 gene. The anthropometric measures, skeletal maturation and hormone levels were compared between those two groups. Results: The research included 64 subjects, of whom 30 confirmed CAH and 34 were part of the control group with PR A statistically significant difference was shown in basal (p &amp;lt; 0 .0 0 1 ) and stimulated 17-hydroxyprogesterone (p = 0 .0 1 3 ), cortisol (p = 0.015) and androstenedione (p= 0.014) in homozygous carriers of pathogenic variants in the CYP21A2 gene. 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