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Assessment of plasma 17α-OH-progesterone (17-OHP) provides a valuable aid in the clinical diagnosis and management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. However, for this to be useful it is necessary to know the normal values. In contrast to the large number of investigations in full term infants, insufficient data are available concerning 17-OHP levels in preterm infants. In full term and in preterm infants cord and peripheral blood 17-OHP levels were determined, using a commercially available RIA-kit (Sorin). The results (in ng/ml ± S.E.M.) are summarized in the following table.
The means found for two groups of infants differ significantly (p < 0.001). No differences were found in 17-OHP concentration between male and female infants.
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Godó, B., Visser, H. & Degenhart, H. Plasma 17-OH-progesterone at birth and during the early neonatal period in full term and preterm infants. Pediatr Res 13, 1193 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197910000-00079
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197910000-00079
