Mass spectrometry: an essential tool to be used in discrimination between causes of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and its benefits versus radioimmunoassay
Abstract Background Measurement of multiple steroids, 17 hydroxyprogesterone, 11 deoxycortisol, and 21 deoxycortisol, is required to discriminate between congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21 hydroxylase deficiency and that due to 11 beta hydroxylase deficiency. This work aims at the selection of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-07-01
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Series: | Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43088-021-00132-9 |