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11-Oxygenated Androgens are Biomarkers of Adrenal Volume and Testicular Adrenal Rest Tumors in 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

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Turcu, Adina F, Mallappa, Ashwini, Elman, Meredith S, Avila, Nilo A, Marko, Jamie, Rao, Hamsini, Tsodikov, Alexander, Auchus, Richard J +1 more·2017·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

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Context: Patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) have long-term complications, resulting from poor disease control and/or glucocorticoid overtreatment. Lack of optimal biomarkers has made it challenging to tailor therapy and predict long-term outcomes. Objective: To identify biomarkers of disease control and long-term complications in 21OHD. Setting and Participants: Cross-sectional study of 114 patients (70 males), ages 2 to 67 years (median, 15 years), seen in a tertiary referral center. Methods: We correlated a mass-spectrometry panel of 23 steroids, obtained before first morning medication, with bone age advancement (children), adrenal volume (adults), testicular adrenal rest tumors (TART), hirsutism, menstrual disorders, and pituitary hormones. Results: Total adrenal volume correlated positively with 18 steroids, most prominently 21-deoxycortisol and four 11-oxygenated-C19 (11oxC19) steroids: 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione (11OHA4), 11-ketoandrostenedione (11ketoA4), 11β-hydroxytestosterone (11OHT), and 11-ketotestosterone (11ketoT) (r ≈ 0.7, P < 0.0001). Nine steroids were significantly higher (P ≤ 0.01) in males with TART compared with those without TART, including 11OHA4 (6.8-fold), 11OHT (4.9-fold), 11ketoT (3.6-fold), 11ketoA4 (3.3-fold), and pregnenolone sulfate (PregS; 4.8-fold). PregS (28.5-fold) and 17-hydroxypregnenolone sulfate (19-fold) levels were higher (P < 0.01) in postpubertal females with menstrual disorders. In males, testosterone levels correlated positively with all 11oxC19 steroids in Tanner stages 1 and 2 (r ≈ 0.7; P < 0.001) but negatively in Tanner stage 5 (r = -0.3 and P < 0.05 for 11ketoA4 and 11ketoT). In females, testosterone level correlated positively with all four 11oxC19 steroids across all Tanner stages (r ≈ 0.8; P < 0.0001). Conclusion: 11oxC19 steroids and PregS might serve as clinically useful biomarkers of disease control and long-term complications in 21OHD.

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Turcu, A. F., Mallappa, A., Elman, M. S., Avila, N. A., Marko, J., Rao, H., Tsodikov, A., Auchus, R. J., & Merke, D. P.
Affiliations
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Veterans Health Administration (US)
Corresponding author
Merke, Deborah P
Venue
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Published
2017-05-01
Volume
102
Issue
8
Pages
2701-2710
ISSN
  • 0021-972X (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7197
OpenAlex
W2610763596
Cited by
107
References
55
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FWCI
4.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM086596)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K08DK109116, P30DK089503)
  • Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Medical School, University of Michigan
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
Keywords
21-hydroxylase deficiency, 11-oxygenated androgens, adrenal volume, testicular adrenal rest tumor, adrenal incidentaloma, 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione, 11-ketoandrostenedione, 11β-hydroxytestosterone, 11-ketotestosterone, pregnenolone sulfate, menstrual disorders, hirsutism, steroid biomarkers, glucocorticoid therapy
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adrenal Glands, Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, Adrenal Rest Tumor, Adult, Age Determination by Skeleton, Aged, Androgens, Androstenedione, Androstenes, Child, Child, Preschool, Cortodoxone, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Hirsutism, Humans, 17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone, Hydroxytestosterones, Male, Menstruation Disturbances, Middle Aged, Organ Size, Pregnenolone, Testicular Neoplasms, Testosterone, Young Adult

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