Abstract
Summary
Measurements of peripheral plasma 17-ketosteroids were made in 15 normal men and in 4 children with untreated congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The 4 children showed plasma values equal to or in excess of the values shown by the men. When one of the children was treated with cortisone, plasma 17-ketosteroid concentration fell to values far below the adult level.
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