A new marker for early diagnosis of 21-hydroxylase deficiency: 3β,16α,17α-trihydroxy-5α-pregnane-7,20-dione

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-5, 2010, Pages 574-581

  Christakoudi, Sofia ^a   Cowan, David A ^b   Taylor, Norman F ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CYP21A2; CYP7B1; GC MS MS; Neonate; Steroids; Urine

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 3BETA, 16ALPHA, 17ALPHA TRIHYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNANE 7,20 DIONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWBORN; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; SYNTHESIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANEDIONES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 77955417821     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.03.031     Document Type: Article

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