Pregnanetriolone in paper-borne urine for neonatal screening for 21-hydroxylase deficiency: The place of urine in neonatal screening
The standard method of primary neonatal screening for congenital adrenal hyperlasia (CAH), determination of 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) in heelprick blood, is the object of recurrent controversy because of its poor diagnostic and economic efficiency. The superior ability of urinary pregnanetriolo...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426916300672 |