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Background. In 1992 in Berlin a screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) was introduced. Diagnosis. Since then nearly 250 000 newborns were screened and 26 newborns with classical CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency were detected. The diagnosis was ascertained by specific determination of serum 17-OHP and molecular genetic diagnosis. The incidence was 1: 9594 newborns, which is comparable to the incidence reported by other screening programs world-wide and double the incidence established by clinical diagnosis. 14 female and 12 male patients were detected, with 12 male and 8 females presenting with the salt-wasting form (77% of all patients). The diagnosis was made between the second and 10th day of life and therapy was started usually on the next day. A metabolic crisis was prevented in all cases. Only in 7 of the 14 girls there was a suspicion of CAH because of an intersexual development of the external genitalia. Thus, in all boys and in 50% of the girls the diagnosis was made by screening. Using gestational age adjusted percentiles of 17-OHP-concentrations the recall rate in preterms was kept low with an overall recall rate of 0.6%. Conclusion. Using the described method and procedure newborn screening for CAH proved to be cost-effective in improving the diagnosis and treatment of CAH.  相似文献   

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AIM: To report the experience of the neonatal screening program for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) carried out in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1997 to 2006. POPULATION AND METHODS: 17-Hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) was measured with an immunofluorometric assay in filter paper blood samples collected at neonatal maternity discharge. Filter paper blood levels <40 nmol/l were considered normal. 17OHP levels from 40-90 nmol/l triggered a new assessment to decide on a course of action. Confirmation of CAH was made with levels >90 nmol/l. This led to clinical follow up. For preterm (PT) infants, data were adjusted according to percentiles for gestational age and/or birth weight. RESULTS: From 80,436 screened newborns (46.8% girls), 8848 (11%) were PT. 15 term (T) and 3 PT infants were recalled (0.022%). Nine were confirmed as having CAH (8 T and 1 PT) (female/male: 0.8; incidence 1:8937). Mean ages of screening and treatment were 5.7 and 13 days. Only 33% of affected children were clinically suspected of having CAH prior to screening. Four boys and two girls presented salt-wasting forms and severe adrenal insufficiency crises were prevented as a result of the screening. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings confirm the benefits of CAH neonatal screening in our country with a high incidence of the classical form. Established criteria of screening and follow up allowed us to detect unrecognized affected males and females and to successfully prevent salt-wasting crises.  相似文献   

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先天性肾上腺皮质增生症1例CYP21A2基因突变分析   总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0  
该文检测了1例先天性肾上腺皮质增生症(CAH)小儿及其父母CYP21A2基因突变,复习该病的临床特征、治疗监测及分子遗传机制。采用QIAGEN Blood DNA Mini kit提取外周血DNA,根据CYP21A2基因与其假基因间的基因序列差异设计高特异性的PCR引物,用PrimeSTAR DNA聚合酶(TAKARA) 扩增CYP21A2基因全长,并对扩增产物进行直接测序,分析检测CYP21A2基因突变。 该患儿36 日龄,临床诊断为CAH(21-羟化酶缺乏失盐型),至1岁6个月龄进行了基因诊断证实。该先证者为CYP21第2内含子c.293-13C位点突变,先证者为纯合子,其父母均为杂合子。该病尽早确诊及规范治疗,可避免发生失盐危象,减少病死率;避免骨龄老化,改善成年终身高;避免成年后生育功能障碍。通过对CAH分子遗传机制的了解,可提高对该病的再认识,优化确诊方法;同时对于先证者家系的携带者诊断及遗传咨询具有重要的临床价值。  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVES: To characterize Wisconsin-born infants with 21-hydroxylase deficiency-congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-OH-D-CAH) who were not identified by the newborn screening for 21-OH-D-CAH, and to examine male and female screening 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) levels. STUDY DESIGN: Information on infants with false-negative results was gathered. Results of the Wisconsin newborn screening for 21-OH-D-CAH from January 1, 2000, to June 30, 2003, were analyzed to detect possible differences between male (n=119,842) and female (n=114,951) infants. RESULTS: Six of 7 female infants with false-negative results had genital masculinization, and 4 of 8 infants with false-negative results had laboratory evidence of salt-wasting. None died, had a salt-wasting crisis, or was assigned the wrong sex. A significant difference in the mean 17-OHP levels between male (17.5 ng/mL) and female (15.4 ng/mL) infants (P <.0001) was detected. The sensitivity of newborn screening for female infants was 60%, compared with 80% for male infants. CONCLUSIONS: Male and female infants have significantly different mean 17-OHP levels on newborn screening, and female infants comprise most of the infants with false-negative results. Although health professionals should not assume that newborn screening for 21-OH-D-CAH is a means of identifying all affected infants, the primary goals of newborn screening for CAH (prevention of salt-wasting crises and sex misassignment) are fulfilled.  相似文献   

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We report 5 out of 214 children with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) that was not detected by neonatal 17-Hydroxyprogesterone screening. Therefore, diagnosis was only based on a suspect clinical picture and subsequent re-evaluation. In addition to 3 patients suffering from the simple virilizing form of CAH and not reported so far, the remaining 2 children whose CAH was missed by the screening suffered from the severe salt-wasting form. This report underlines the importance of a careful clinical investigation of newborns to detect signs of genital virilization. The differential diagnosis of classical CAH should be kept in mind even if neonatal screening is reported to be normal.  相似文献   

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Several studies have described brain white matter abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children and adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), while the brain MRI findings of newborn infants with CAH have not been clarified. We report a newborn boy with CAH who presented brain white matter abnormality on MRI. He was diagnosed as having salt-wasting CAH with a high 17-OHP level at neonatal screening and was initially treated with hydrocortisone at 8 days of age. On day 11 after birth, he had a generalized tonic seizure. No evidence of serum electrolyte abnormalities was observed. Brain MRI revealed white matter abnormalities that consisted of bilateral small diffuse hyperintensities on T1-weighted images with slightly low intensity on T2-weighted images in the watershed area. Several factors associated with brain white matter abnormalities in adults with CAH, such as increasing age, hypertension, diabetes and corticosteroid replacement, were not applicable. Although the cause of the phenomenon in this case is unclear, brain white matter abnormality could be observed in newborn infants with CAH as well as in adult patients.  相似文献   

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OBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence of diagnosis and morbidity in newborns who were screened with newborns who were not screened for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. PATIENTS: An unscreened population in Arkansas and Oklahoma (n = 400118) was compared with a screened population in Texas (n = 1613378) during a 5-year period. Simultaneous data were collected on the incidence of diagnosis and associated morbidity in patients with CAH. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Diagnosis of CAH, age (in days) at diagnosis, and frequency and length of initial hospitalization. RESULTS: The incidence of diagnosis of classic CAH per 100000 newborns in the unscreened cohort (5.75) and in the screened cohort (6.26) was similar (relative risk, 0.92; 95% confidence interval, 0.58-1.44). The unscreened group had 0.73 fewer male newborns with salt-wasting CAH diagnosed per 100000 newborns (relative risk, 0.73; 95% confidence interval, 0.35-1.56). The median age at diagnosis was 26 days for male newborns with salt-wasting CAH in the unscreened cohort vs 12 days in the screened cohort (z = 2.49; P = .01). Male newborns with simple-virilizing CAH and newborns with nonclassic CAH were detected only in the screened cohort. CONCLUSIONS: There was not a statistically significant (P = .73) increase in the diagnosis of salt-wasting CAH in the screened cohort. Male newborns benefited as a result of significantly (P = .01) earlier diagnosis, reduced morbidity, and shorter lengths of hospitalization. Large collaborative studies or meta-analyses are needed to determine the life-saving benefits of screening.  相似文献   

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a common disorder of impaired adrenal cortisol biosynthesis with associated androgen excess. The clinical presentation of 21-hydroxylase deficiency, the commonest cause of CAH, forms a spectrum and can be divided into classic and non-classic types. The former consists of life threatening salt wasting and non-life threatening simple virilizing phenotypes. Patients with the non-classic form are asymptomatic or have mild features of androgen excess. Most developed countries have newborn screening facilities for CAH. In the absence of newborn screening, the diagnosis of CAH may be missed or delayed. This can result in neonatal mortality in salt wasting forms and incorrect sex of rearing in females with simple virilizing form. The diagnosis is reached by demonstrating high serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) levels. Preterm birth and neonatal illness can cause physiological elevation of 17OHP, thus complicating the diagnosis of CAH in the newborn period. Prenatal diagnosis and treatment with dexamethasone to prevent virilization of affected female fetuses is another area of controversy. The management of CAH is complicated by the need to use supraphysiologic doses of glucocorticoids to suppress adrenal androgen synthesis. In this review, the authors address pertinent issues related to the diagnosis and management of CAH in children.  相似文献   

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Aim: To evaluate the incidence, sex distribution, ethnicity, age at diagnosis, clinical presentation and morbidity of all childhood‐onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) cases in Western Australia (WA) between 1990 and 2010, a state where newborn screening for CAH is not in place. Methods: The total number of all known CAH cases was identified. Case files were reviewed retrospectively to determine clinical details. Classical CAH (C‐CAH) was defined as patients presenting before 6 months of age and non‐classical (NC‐CAH) as presenting after 6 months. Results: Of the 41 CAH cases (26 female) born in WA, 5(12.2%) were of Aboriginal ethnicity. CAH was due to 21‐hydroxylase deficiency in 40 cases. Of those with 21‐hydroxylase deficiency, 37 were C‐CAH (25 female) and 3 NC‐CAH (all male). The incidence of C‐CAH in WA was estimated to be 0.67 per 10 000 live births (1:14 869). The incidence rate ratio of Aboriginal compared with non‐Aboriginal C‐CAH was 2.45 (95% confidence interval 0.96–6.29). The mean age of diagnosis of C‐CAH cases was lower in females (8.9 ± 2.5 days) compared to males (23.4 ± 9.8 days). Among these males, 72.7% presented initially with adrenal crisis. Conclusion: The estimated incidence of classical CAH is similar to composite worldwide data. The increased female‐to‐male ratio is not in keeping with the expected sex distribution seen in a recessively inherited disease. The delayed diagnosis in males, with a significant proportion presenting with adrenal crisis, could be avoided with newborn screening. The higher rate of CAH in patients with Aboriginal ethnicity is a novel observation.  相似文献   

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《Jornal de pediatria》2014,90(3):300-307
Objectivecongenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) newborn screening can prevent neonatal mortality in children with the salt-wasting form of the disease and prevent incorrect gender assignments, which can occur in females. However, the occurrence of false-positive results in preterm or low-birth-weight newborns creates some diagnostic difficulties, with consequent therapeutic implications. This study aimed to report the results of a pilot project for neonatal CAH screening conducted in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil from 09/2007 to 05/2008 with a three-year follow-up.Methodsdried blood specimens were collected on filter paper cards three to seven days after birth of all newborns in the period. Samples were analyzed for 17-hydroxyprogesterone using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Resultsa total of 159,415 children were screened. The apparent incidence of the classic variant of the disease was 1:9,963, based on initial diagnoses following newborn screening. During the follow-up period, eight of 16 children initially diagnosed with CAH were reclassified as unaffected, resulting in a revised incidence of 1:19,927. The false-positive rate was 0.31%, and the positive predictive value was 2.1%. Sensitivity and specificity were 100% and 99.7%, respectively.Conclusionsnewborn screening is an important public health policy in developing countries such as Brazil, where CAH remains underdiagnosed. It has great potential to identify children with the disease who otherwise cannot be diagnosed earlier. Long-term follow-up and monitoring of all children with positive screening results are crucial to ensure a correct diagnosis and to calculate a reliable incidence ratio of the disease.  相似文献   

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Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) accounts for 90–95% of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) cases. It is classified into three distinct clinical phenotypes: the salt-wasting (SW), simple virilizing (SV) and nonclassical forms (NC). As girls with the SW and SV forms of 21-OHD are exposed to high systemic levels of adrenal androgens during fetal life, they show genital ambiguity. To ameliorate the degree of genital virilization, prenatal dexamethasone treatment has been performed for more than two decades, although mainly in the USA and Europe. This treatment has proven to be effective in preventing or reducing genital virilization. Some data also show that prenatal diagnosis and treatment are safe for the mother and fetus. However, prenatal treatment is still controversial for the following reasons. First, the risk of having an affected female fetus is only one in eight when both parents are known carriers of the autosomal recessive trait. Therefore, seven of eight fetuses will receive dexamethasone unnecessarily, and this raises ethical questions. Furthermore, maternal side effects such as excessive weight gain and hypertension have been observed. Finally, the long-term safety and outcome for dexamethasone-exposed children have not been established. In Japan, prenatal diagnosis and treatment has rarely been reported because of these reasons. Therefore, we must be cautious, and this treatment should be carried out in special centers with the approval of their ethical committees, that are capable of performing chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and subsequently determining the karyotype and genotype of 21-OHD.  相似文献   

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Neonatal myasthenia gravis]   总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3  
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease of young women, is due to the dysfunction of neuromuscular transmission. The newborn of a myasthenic mother inconstantly presents a transitory neonatal myasthenic syndrome. Maternal aggravation, or even myasthenic crisis with respiratory failure, can occur in the first three months post-partum. CASE REPORT: Mrs. S., para two without appreciable medical history, delivered normally a boy weighing 4 kg with an Apgar score of 10/10. At 3 h of life the newborn was admitted to the neonatal care unit for grunting and axial hypotonia. Diagnoses of maternal-fetal infection and fetal distress were excluded. The dissociated pattern of neurological disorders (refusal to drink, axial hypotonia, hypomimia, but good contact and normal alertness) led to search for neuromuscular causes or poison. Myasthenia gravis was then considered and confirmed by maternal electromyography, allowing the diagnosis of transient neonatal myasthenia gravis and early diagnosis and treatment of the maternal myasthenic crisis in a specialized care unit. The outcome of both mother and child was favorable under treatment. CONCLUSION: Lack of maternal myasthenia gravis history should not result in excluding the diagnosis of transitory neonatal myasthenia gravis when evocative neonatal neurological signs are present. The symptomatology in the newborn may indeed reveal maternal myasthenia gravis, allowing an early diagnosis in both the mother and the newborn.  相似文献   

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Determining the precise cause of adrenal insufficiency occurring in infancy is of critical importance for both the correct management of affected children and the provision of correct genetic advice to their families. We report a case of a 24-year-old, male patient bearing a new mutation in the DAX1 gene. The patient was born at term, from a healthy pregnancy. Adrenal insufficiency was diagnosed in the fourth week of life with a salt-wasting syndrome, but it was mistakenly believed to be secondary to congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). On hydrocortisone substitution, the child continued to develop normally, but the diagnosis of CAH was questioned, which led to an episode of an abrupt withdrawal of hydrocortisone substitution and subsequently caused a reoccurrence of a life-threatening salt-wasting syndrome. Owing to close follow-up, the patient's gonadal axis deficiency was promptly identified, which allowed an assisted but successful onset of puberty. We proposed the diagnosis of adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC) in this patient and identified a hemizygous mutation (c.1130delAinsGT, p.E377GfsX12) in exon 1 of the NR0B1 gene. To our knowledge, the detected mutation has not been described previously (HGMD Professional 2010.4, Human Gene Mutation Database, Biobase, Beverly, MA, USA). It leads to a frameshift, a premature stop codon, and, most likely, non-sense-mediated decay of the mutant mRNA. In this case, close patient follow-up minimized the detrimental consequences of an incorrect diagnosis. Nevertheless, it highlights the importance of the early precise diagnosis of patients with AHC.  相似文献   

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A female newborn (46, XX) with ambiguous genitalia was initially diagnosed by biochemical criteria as having classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency. Shortly after effective treatment was administered, she developed a salt-wasting crisis with severe electrolyte imbalance. DNA analysis revealed a homozygous splice mutation in the second intron of the CYP21 gene, for which both parents were heterozygous. No mutations were found in the entire CYP11B1 gene, thus proving that the 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency was not caused by a gene mutation but rather was a secondary event, possibly due to androgen suppression of 11beta-hydroxylase activity.  相似文献   

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A mother at risk for 21-hydroxylase deficiency was treated with oral dexamethasone (0.5 mg 12 hourly) from early pregnancy, in an attempt to prevent in utero virilization in case of a female fetus. Fetal karyotype was 46,XX, and because of a possible intra HLA recombination, treatment was continued to term. The newborn had a modest virilization and hormonal studies confirmed the diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). This observation and review of the literature suggest that efficient prenatal treatment of CAH requires a higher and more frequent dosage of dexamethasone.  相似文献   

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A retrospective study of all Swedish patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) born 1969-1986, was conducted to elucidate possible benefits of neonatal screening for CAH. Information was obtained about 150 patients (67 male, 83 female). One hundred and forty-three cases were regarded as classical and seven as non-classical (symptoms after 5 years of age or cryptic). All but two (one girl with 11-hydroxylase deficiency and one boy with beta-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase deficiency) had 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The prevalence was 1:11,500. Ninety-three patients (48 male, 45 female) displayed salt loss, all before the age of 3 months. Two boys had died and many children had been critically ill during the first weeks of life. The median age at diagnosis for boys in this group was 21 days. Gender assignment was a major problem in 38 of 57 girls with ambiguous genitalia noticed during the first day. Fifteen of these girls were considered to be male for their first 40 days (median), before the CAH diagnosis was established. Patients in whom the first symptom was manifested after the age of one year often showed growth acceleration, which frequently was overlooked. Median diagnostic delay in this group was 17 months. Possible benefits of neonatal screening are: avoidance of a serious salt-loss crisis; earlier diagnosis and correct gender assignment in virilized girls; decreased virilization, growth acceleration and premature pubarche in prepubertal children; and reduced negative consequences for psycho-social development and final height.  相似文献   

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A 15-yr-old male patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) was referred to our department with a one year history of gradual worsening of tremors. He was diagnosed with salt-wasting 21-hydroxylase deficiency CAH at 40 d old and was started on hydrocortisone, fludrocortisone and salt. He was found to have hypertension at 8 yr of age. Detailed investigations failed to detect any cause for secondary hypertension. Physical findings on the current hospitalization objectified obesity, blood pressure of 150/80 mmHg, postural and action tremor, left cerebellar syndrome, reflex tetra pyramidal syndrome and mental decline. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed bilateral periventricular white matter hyperintensity that was more pronounced in the posterior regions and associated with cortico-subcortical atrophy and complete agenesis of the corpus callosum. All investigations for leukoencephalopathy were negative. A diagnosis of brain MRI abnormalities related to CAH was made, and the patient received symptomatic treatment of tremors. Our case report provides evidence of an increased frequency of brain MRI abnormalities in CAH. The literature suggests hormonal imbalance and exposure to excess exogenous glucocorticoids as main probable mechanisms. Thus, in clinical practice, CAH should be considered as one of the possible causes of brain white matter involvement associated with or without cerebral atrophy.  相似文献   

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ABSTRACT. A retrospective study of all Swedish patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) born 1969-1986, was conducted to elucidate possible benefits of neonatal screening for CAH. Information was obtained about 150 patients (67 male, 83 female). One hundred and fortythree cases were regarded as classical and seven as non-classical (symptoms after 5 years of age or cryptic). All but two (one girl with 11-hydroxylase deficiency and one boy with β hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase deficiency) had 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The prevalence was 1: 11500. Ninety-three patients (48 male, 45 female) displayed salt loss, all before the age of 3 months. Two boys had died and many children had been critically ill during the first weeks of life. The median age at diagnosis for boys in this group was 21 days. Gender assignment was a major problem in 38 of 57 girls with ambiguous genitalia noticed during the first day. Fifteen of these girls were considered to be male for their first 40 days (median), before the CAH diagnosis was established. Patients in whom the first symptom was manifested after the age of one year often showed growth acceleration, which frequently was overlooked. Median diagnostic delay in this group was 17 months. Possible benefits of neonatal screening are: avoidance of a serious salt-loss crisis; earlier diagnosis and correct gender assignment in virilized girls; decreased virilization, growth acceleration and premature pubarche in prepubertal children; and reduced negative consequences for psycho-social development and final height.  相似文献   

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《Pediatrics》2000,106(6):1511-1518
The Section on Endocrinology and the Committee on Genetics of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in collaboration with experts from the fields of pediatric endocrinology and genetics, developed this policy statement as a means of providing up-to-date information for the practicing pediatrician about current practice and controversial issues in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), including the current status of prenatal diagnosis and treatment, the benefits and problem areas of neonatal screening programs, and the management of children with nonclassic CAH. The reference list is designed to allow physicians who wish more information to research the topic more thoroughly.  相似文献   

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In a retrospective analysis of 24 cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in neonates born in the province of Manitoba during the last 20 years, we set out to determine whether patients, in particular male infants with salt-losing CAH, were being missed by the usual forms of clinical ascertainment. Although the overall incidence of 1/14,500 live births was similar to that found in several screening surveys, a skewed female/male sex ratio of 2.2:1 suggested probable death among male infants with unrecognized adrenal insufficiency. These results led to a prospective analysis of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) levels in 1194 neonatal blood specimens by a solid-phase direct radioimmunoassay procedure to determine whether this method would be suitable for CAH screening. In 1103 neonates weighing greater than 2500 gm at birth, all 17-OHP values were less than 30 nmol/L (approximately 1000 ng/dl), with a mean of 8.2 nmol/L; values in male infants were slightly higher than in female infants. In 89 neonates with a birth weight less than 2500 gm, 17-OHP values were skewed, with nine having levels greater than 30 nmol/L and two greater than 50 nmol/L. Postnatal age (1 to 24 days) at the time of specimen collection had no effect on 17-OHP levels, although higher values occur during the first 24 hours. One unsuspected case of CAH in a male infant was discovered during the trial period. We conclude that neonatal CAH screening can permit diagnosis and therapy of affected male infants who are being missed by normal clinical evaluation. This radioimmunoassay method is relatively simple and inexpensive, and it has the specificity and sensitivity necessary to provide such mass screening.  相似文献   

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