LC-MS/MS Improves Screening Towards 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

    December 2014 in “ Gynecological Endocrinology ”
    Urszula Ambroziak, Anna Kępczyńska-Nyk, Alina Kurylowicz … Tomasz Bednarczuk
    Studysummary This study found that LC-MS/MS is a more reliable method than immunoassays for measuring serum 17OHP and androgen levels in women with hyperandrogenism.
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