Serum 3 alpha-androstanediol glucuronide measurements in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
To determine the value of 3 alpha-androstanediol glucuronide (3-AG) measurements in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, we compared serum 3AG, 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), androstenedione (A), testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels and 24-h urinary 17-ketosteroid (17-KS) excretion in 42 female children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, including 27 with the simple virilizing and 15 with the salt-losing form. Their mean age was 74.5 +/- 48.5 months (range, 6-194 months). Twenty-four-hour urinary 17-KS excretion and serum 3-AG, A, T, DHT and 17-OHP levels were measured in the patients. The values were less than the mean + 2 SD of the control group in 63%, 74%, 67%, 69%, 60% and 31% of the patients, respectively. Serum 3-AG levels correlated with 24-h urinary 17-KS excretion (r = 0.66) and plasma A (r = 0.80), 17-OHP (r = 0.56), T (r = 0.79) and DHT (r = 0.62) levels. We conclude that serum 3-AG is a useful metabolic index in the management of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Dr Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Turkey.
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D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone; D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D015113:Androstane-3,17-diol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D000735:Androstenedione / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D015113:Androstane-3,17-diol; C028895:androstane-3,17-diol glucuronide; D013739:Testosterone; D000735:Androstenedione; D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone