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The Use of Routine Laboratory 17-Hydroxyprogesterone for Identification of Cases of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. [PDF]

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
ABSTRACT Background Clinical outcome studies of 21‐hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21OHD CAH) may be subject to selection bias due to incomplete case ascertainment. This study aimed to develop a methodology for identifying existing CAH cases and explore its utility to study clinical outcomes. Methods 17‐hydroxyprogesterone assays
McElvaney J, Ali SR, Frank AR, Longmuir S, McNeilly J, Alimussina M, McGowan R, Faisal Ahmed S.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of 17-Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone in the Prevention of Preterm Labour

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of 17-Alpha- Hydroxyprogesterone in preventing preterm labour. Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study.
Uzma Urooj, Sumaira Khan, Shakeela Parveen, Sajid Ali Shah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Successful treatment of occult hyperadrenocorticism with mitotane but not trilostane in a dog

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2021
Background Occult (or atypical) hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) shows clinical signs and laboratory abnormalities similar to classic hyperadrenocorticism, but normal signs in routine screening tests such as the corticotropin (ACTH) stimulation test and low ...
Su‐Min Park, Kyeong‐Bo Kim, Woo‐Jin Song, Hwa‐Young Youn   +3 more
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Newborn Screening for CAH—Challenges and Opportunities

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2021
Newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) using 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) as an indicator of disease was first introduced in the 1970s [...]
Natasha L. Heather, Anna Nordenstrom
doaj   +1 more source

Adrenal Tumor Mimicking Non-Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Elevated 17-hydroxyprogesterone may be caused by congenital adrenal hyperplasia, ovarian or adrenal tumors. A positive cosyntropin stimulation test result for 17-hydroxyprogesterone may be found in functional or non-functional tumors and be related to ...
Wen-Hsuan Tsai, Chian-Huey Wong, Shuen-Han Dai, Chung-Hsin Tsai, Yi-Hong Zeng, Yi-Hong Zeng   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of scrotal pigmentation in infants with spectroscopic method and its correlation with 17-hydroxyprogesterone blood levels

Acta Medica Alanya, 2020
Aim: To evaluate the scrotal melanin density in infants using spectrometry and to determine the correlation between spectrometric evaluations, physical examinations and blood 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels.Material and methods: A total of 40 infants were ...
Abdurrahman Erdem Basaran, Aslınur Sırcan-küçüksayan, Murat Canpolat, Sevtap Veli̇pasaoğlu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in hormonal levels between heterozygous CYP21A2 pathogenic variant carriers, non-carriers, and females with non-classic congenital hyperplasia

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022
Objective: CYP21A2 mutation heterozygote carriers seem to have an increased risk of hyperandrogenism. However, the clinical relevance of the heterozygote carrier status and the reliability of hormonal testing in discriminating a carrier from a non ...
Rita Santos Silva, Berta Carvalho, Jorge Pedro, Cíntia Castro-Correia, Davide Carvalho, Filipa Carvalho, Manuel Fontoura   +6 more
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17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth among singleton pregnant women with a prior history of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials [PDF]

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2021
To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated the clinical benefits of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17OHPC) in the prevention of recurrent preterm birth (PTB) among singleton ...
Saeed Baradwan, Sahar Hassan Abdulghani, Mohammed Abuzaid, Khalid Khadawardi, Majed Saeed Alshahrani, Abdulrahman Al-Matary, May A. AlRasheed, Najlaa Talat Miski, Aroob Abdulhalim, Yousra Mansour Alturki, Ahmed Abu-Zaid   +10 more
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Cortisol and 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels in saliva of healthy neonates - Normative data and relation to body mass index, arterial cord blood pH and time of sampling after birth [PDF]

, 2000
The measurement of cortisol and 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) in saliva has become a reliable tool for both the scientist and the clinician for studying adrenal cortical function in the adult and the older child.
Dressendörfer, Regina, Kiess, Wieland, Klug, Ingo, Kratzsch, Jürgen, Kühl, Gonne Peter, Meyer, Kerstin, Müller, Grit, Reich, Andrea, Reiter, Hans-Ludwig, Strasburger, Christian   +9 more
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The Use of 17-Hydroxyprogesterone in the Diagnosis of Canine Hyperadrenocorticism [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2002
Abstract A number of dogs are seen with clinical signs consistent with hyperadrenocorticism (HAC), supporting CBC and biochemical findings, but the disease cannot be confirmed with either the ACTH stimulation test or the low-dose dexamethasone suppression test (LDDST).
J M E, Ristic, I K, Ramsey, E M, Heath, H J, Evans, M E, Herrtage   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources