Importance Endogenous cortisol levels in children and adolescents during acute illnesses
can contribute to the evidence base required to optimize glucocorticoid (GC) stress doses for …

Ovarian function was assessed in 40 long term survivors who had received standard United
Kingdom Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (UKALL) protocols and were in first clinical and …

Context Active surveillance of primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in a multiethnic
population with established newborn bloodspot screening. Objective To estimate …

Objective Anti‐Müllerian Hormone (AMH) concentration is high at birth in males,
demonstrating the presence of functional testicular tissue in the prepubertal period, and …

Aim: Dried blood spots (DBS) are used for the analysis of more than 2000 biomarkers. We
assessed a range of analyte concentrations and diameters of DBS. Materials & methods …

Serum and urinary high density lipoproteins in glomerular disease with proteinuria. The
serum lipoprotein concentrations, including high–density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions and …

Objective Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is not currently included in the UK newborn
screening programme. We investigated the hypothesis that, owing to non-specificity of …

Introduction UK screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is based on dried blood spot
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). Scintigraphy may identify CH subtypes classified as …

Background Autoanalyser methods for the measurement of anti-Müllerian hormone have
been introduced into clinical laboratories but few reports of paediatric reference intervals …

1 Most tests require the insertion of an intravenous (IV) cannula for serial blood sampling [2].
Apply local anesthetic cream (EMLA cream or patch) for a minimum of 1 h, clean the site with …