High prevalence of "biochemical" adrenal insufficiency in thalassemics: Is it a matter of different testings or decreased cortisol binding globulin?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4609-4615

  Poomthavorn, Preamrudee ^a   Isaradisaikul, Boonchoo ^a   Chuansumrit, Ampaiwan ^a   Khlairit, Patcharin ^a   Sriphrapradang, Arporn ^a   Mahachoklertwattana, Pat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORTICOTROPIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLOBULIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE BINDING GLOBULIN; INSULIN; TETRACOSACTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CALCULATED FREE CORTISOL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FREE CORTISOL INDEX; HUMAN; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING TEST; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 77957778014     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0205     Document Type: Article

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