15β-Hydroxylated steroids may be diagnostically misleading in confirming congenital adrenal hyperplasia suspected by a newborn screening programme

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 928-931

  Lange Kubini, K ^a   Zachmann, M ^a   Kempken, B ^a   Torresani, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Diagnosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROGESTERONES; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE;

EID: 0029802718     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02282880     Document Type: Article

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