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Bedtime Salivary Cortisol as a Screening Test for Cushing Syndrome in Children.

Grethe Åstrøm UelandRalf KellmannMelissa Jørstad DavidsenKristin VisteEystein S HusebyeBjørg AlmåsHelen L StorrJørn V SagenGunnar MellgrenPetur B JúlíussonPaal Methlie
Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2021)
We propose that bedtime salivary cortisol measured by LC-MS/MS with a diagnostic threshold above 2.4 nmol/L can be applied as a screening test for CS in children. Age- and gender-specific cutoff levels are not needed.
Keyphrases
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