Investigations in seven Antley-Bixler patients with abnormal steroid profiles. Cortisol and 17-hydroxyprogesterone values are in nmol/l
Patient | Steroid biochemistry | Family members |
MA | Serum cortisol - 28 (83–800) | Not investigated |
JH | Raised pregnanetriol - 750 (50–480) | Father has similar urinary steroid profile |
Low excretion of urinary cortisol metabolites. | ||
SP | 17-hydroxyprogesterone - 42.8 (<12) | Father has similar urinary steroid profile |
Aldosterone - 4180 (<1500) | ||
Renin - 17 (<6) | ||
Low synacthen response. | ||
BM | 17-hydroxyprogesterone - 163(<12) | Paternal aunt has CYP21 deficiency. |
Father heterozygote for minor deletion CYP21 | ||
BW | Pregnanetriol - 60 (<50) | Not investigated |
α-cortol - 120 (<20) | ||
DK | 17-hydroxyprogesterone - 13 (<12) | Not investigated |
FSH -18U/l (<3) | ||
LH - 9.8U/l (<6) | ||
MJ | 17-hydroxyprogesterone - 19.2 (<12) | Not investigated |
Rasied ACTH - 410 |