Weight-adjusted neonatal 17OH-progesterone cutoff levels improve the efficiency of newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Authors

Giselle Yuri Hayashi · Universidade de São Paulo

Cláudia Faure · Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo

Maria Fernanda Brondi · Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo

Carla Vallejos · Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo

Daiana Soares · Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo

Erica Bertha Führich Raupp Oliveira · Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo

Abstract

We suggest the use of 99.8(th) percentile obtained by weight-adjusted N17OHP values of healthy newborns to reduce the rate of false-positive results in NBS.

Topics & Keywords

Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Blood groups and transfusion Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia

Volume 55, Issue 8, pp. 632-637

DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302011000800019

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