Short ACTH Test in the Diagnosis of Adrenal Hyperplasia Associated with 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Specialty: | Endocrinology Clinical Laboratory |
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Description: | The short ACTH stimulation test is used to evaluate patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to biosynthetic defects. This is primarily a screening test and cannot exclude people with heterozygous defects in biosynthesis. Cosyntropin is a synthetic ACTH analogue with activity very similar to native ACTH. |
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