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ea0019p309 | Steroids | SFEBES2009

Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) deficiency caused by a novel mutation in exon 3

Perogamvros I , Henley D , Hadfield K , Underhill C , Newman W , Hammond G , Lightman S , Ray D , Trainer P

Inherited CBG deficiencies are rarely reported and only 3 causative mutations in 4 families have been described. The objective of this study was to investigate a family with potential CBG deficiency.The index case, a 29-year-old female of Pakistani origin with consanguineous parents, presented with hirsutism and a slightly elevated 17-OHP. In a subsequent Short Synacthen Test (SST) 17-OHP was normal but serum cortisol (SerC) values were abnormal (case 1 ...