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19th European Congress of Endocrinology

Lisbon, Portugal
20 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

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Eposter Presentations: Interdisciplinary Endocrinology

Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's)

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Comparison of 17-OH-Progesterone results by a radioimmunoassay and a chemiluminescent assay

Godinho Conceicao , Rodrigues Isaura

Introduction: The major clinical importance of 17-OH-Progesterone is related to the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH). Radioactive assays are widely used in clinical laboratories for measuring 17-OH-Progesterone. The appearance of a non-isotopic, chemiluminescent automatic assay, may be an interesting alternative if the performance of the assay remains the same or higher.Obective: To compare the 17-OH-Progestero...