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Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2004;89:F558-F559; doi:10.1136/adc.2003.034017
Copyright © 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2004;89:F558-F559
© 2004 Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition

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Testosterone measurements in early infancy

C Tomlinson1, H Macintyre2, C A Dorrian2, S F Ahmed1 and A M Wallace2

1 Bone & Endocrine Research Group, Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital For Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland, UK
2 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF

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Correspondence to:
Dr Wallace
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF, Scotland, UK; MWallace{at}gri-biochem.org.uk

ABSTRACT

Circulating testosterone concentrations in infants measured by a direct chemiluminescent immunoassay (Bayer ADVIA Centaur) were compared with those measured by a traditional radioimmunoassay using solvent extraction. The results confirm that neonatal circulating testosterone concentrations are method dependent, and each laboratory should establish method related reference ranges especially if using a direct commercial immunoassay. The results indicate that the Bayer ADVIA Centaur procedure can be used reliably in neonates. Expected values for male and female infants < 10 days old were 2.5–11.1 (n  =  36) and 1.7–5.6 (n  =  36) nmol/l respectively. For older neonates (10–50 days) the ranges were 0.2–17.2 (n  =  42) and 0.1–1.5 (n  = 7) nmol/l respectively.

Keywords: intersex; sex differentiation; sex steroids; testosterone; assay methods


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