ea0063gp142 | Interdisciplinary Endocrinology 1 | ECE2019
Mezzullo Marco
, Di Dalmazi Guido
, Fazzini Alessia
, Ibarra Gasparini Daniela
, Pelusi Carlotta
, Pagotto Uberto
, Fanelli Flaminia
Background: Steroid profiling by LC-MS/MS is increasingly used in endocrine research, and is being introduced in the clinical practice. Due to the large disagreement with previous immunoassays, and to the enlarged panel of measurable steroids, novel and robust reference intervals (RIs) need to be established. Steroid circulating levels are known to be influenced by several physio-pathological factors, such as age, gender, stress and metabolic status. Therefore, generating unbi...