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In one study, [30] CAH screening had the lowest positive predictive value (111 true-positive cases among 20,647 abnormal screening results in a 2-year period, or 0.53%, compared with 6.36% for biotinidase deficiency, 1.84% for congenital hypo-thyroidism, 0.56% for classic galactosemia, and 2.9% for phenylketonuria). According to this estimate ...
"The Management of Primary Aldosteronism: Case Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 101 (5): 1889– 1916. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-4061. PMID 26934393
AACE is now the world's largest organization representing clinical endocrinologists and endocrine care teams. With more than 6,500 members in the United States and 91 other countries around the globe, [ 4 ] the organization has developed a robust network of professional associates and political allies.
He has been director of the General Clinical Research Unit at Boston University for several years. [2] Holick serves as chair of NASA's "Human Health Countermeasures Element" Standing Review Panel, [5] chair of the Endocrine Practice Guidelines Committee for Vitamin D, [6] and editor-in-chief of the medical journal Clinical Laboratory. [7]
Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH), also known as nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH or NCAH), is a milder form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), [1] a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis that leads to variable degrees of postnatal androgen excess.
The most common cause of primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) overall is autoimmune adrenalitis. [2] The prevalence of Addison's disease ranges from 5 to 221 per million in different countries. [31] In children, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the most common cause of adrenal insufficiency, with an incidence 1 in 14,200 ...
The Endocrine Society is a professional, international medical organization in the field of endocrinology and metabolism, founded in 1916 [1] as The Association for the Study of Internal Secretions. [2] The official name of the organization was changed to the Endocrine Society on January 1, 1952.
The ACTH test (also called the cosyntropin, tetracosactide, or Synacthen test) is a medical test usually requested and interpreted by endocrinologists to assess the functioning of the adrenal glands' stress response by measuring the adrenal response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; corticotropin) or another corticotropic agent such as tetracosactide (cosyntropin, tetracosactrin; Synacthen ...