TY - JOUR
T1 - Urinary steroid profiling
T2 - A powerful method for the diagnosis of abnormal steroidogenesis
AU - Koyama, Yuhei
AU - Homma, Keiko
AU - Hasegawa, Tomonobu
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - In this review, we will focus on urinary steroid profiling by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and summarize its contribution to the diagnosis of abnormal steroidogenesis; congenital enzyme deficiency of steroid synthesis and metabolism, adrenal carcinoma and other steroid related diseases. Mass spectrometry technique, such as GC/MS and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), has become the main tool for steroid measurement and GC/MS is mainly used for urine sampling. We will discuss the pros and cons of urinary steroid profiling by GC/MS and LC-MS/MS. Although GC/MS analysis needs intricate pretreatment, time and expenses, sensitive and simultaneous measurement of whole pathway steroid measurements have improved the accuracy of diagnosis.
AB - In this review, we will focus on urinary steroid profiling by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and summarize its contribution to the diagnosis of abnormal steroidogenesis; congenital enzyme deficiency of steroid synthesis and metabolism, adrenal carcinoma and other steroid related diseases. Mass spectrometry technique, such as GC/MS and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), has become the main tool for steroid measurement and GC/MS is mainly used for urine sampling. We will discuss the pros and cons of urinary steroid profiling by GC/MS and LC-MS/MS. Although GC/MS analysis needs intricate pretreatment, time and expenses, sensitive and simultaneous measurement of whole pathway steroid measurements have improved the accuracy of diagnosis.
KW - Adrenal tumor
KW - Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
KW - Gas chromatography mass spectrometry
KW - Steroid profiling
KW - Urinary steroid metabolites
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U2 - 10.1586/17446651.2014.904199
DO - 10.1586/17446651.2014.904199
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84899102927
VL - 9
SP - 273
EP - 282
JO - Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism
SN - 1744-6651
IS - 3
ER -