The pitfalls associated with urinary steroid metabolite ratios in children undergoing investigations for suspected disorders of steroid synthesis

BACKGROUND: Urinary steroid metabolite ratios may improve the diagnostic yield of potential disorders of steroid hormone synthesis. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the range of ratios and their predictive value in children with suspected disorders of steroid synthesis. DESIGN AND METHODS: Twelve ratios w...

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Autores principales: Lucas-Herald, Angela K, Rodie, Martina, Lucaccioni, Laura, Shapiro, David, McNeilly, Jane, Shaikh, M Guftar, Ahmed, S Faisal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25878672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13633-015-0007-1

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