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ABSTRACT: Using stable isotope dilution/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (ID/GC-MS), a physicochemical method, we have profiled the plasma steroids 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, 4-androstenedione, and testosterone in normal children of various age groups. Comparison of our values with those obtained by direct immunologic assays and those using an extraction or purification step showed that immunoassays in general overestimate steroid concentrations. This was especially true for plasma samples in the neonatal period and was most expressed for the concentrations of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone. Our study demonstrated the applicability of ID/GC-MS to routine clinical steroid analysis. The application of ID/GC-MS is recommended whenever problems from matrix effects or cross-reactivity are likely to arise or suspicious results by immunoassays need to be rechecked.
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Wudy, S., Wachter, U., Homoki, J. et al. 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone, 4-Androstenedione, and Testosterone Profiled by Routine Stable Isotope Dilution/Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in Plasma of Children. Pediatr Res 38, 76–80 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199507000-00013
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