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Abnormal circulating androgen level

MedGen UID:
892717
Concept ID:
C4072892
Finding
HPO: HP:0030347

Definition

An anomaly in the blood concentration of an androgen, that is, of a steroid hormone that controls development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. The androgens include testosterone and Dehydroepiandrosterone. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pugeat M, Plotton I, de la Perrière AB, Raverot G, Déchaud H, Raverot V
Eur J Endocrinol 2018 Apr;178(4):R141-R154. Epub 2018 Feb 16 doi: 10.1530/EJE-17-0776. PMID: 29453202
Hohl A, Ronsoni MF, Oliveira Md
Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol 2014 Mar;58(2):97-107. doi: 10.1590/0004-2730000002923. PMID: 24830586
Legro RS
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2002 Dec;15 Suppl 5:1367-78. PMID: 12510993

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lemaitre M, Christin-Maitre S, Kerlan V
Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2023 Apr;84(2):308-315. Epub 2023 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2022.11.004. PMID: 36623807
Corona G, Vena W, Pizzocaro A, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M
Andrology 2023 Feb;11(2):204-214. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/andr.13367. PMID: 36542412
Luque-Ramírez M, Escobar-Morreale HF
Curr Pharm Des 2016;22(36):5588-5602. doi: 10.2174/1381612822666160720150625. PMID: 27510480
Utriainen P, Laakso S, Liimatta J, Jääskeläinen J, Voutilainen R
Horm Res Paediatr 2015;83(4):221-31. Epub 2015 Feb 7 doi: 10.1159/000369458. PMID: 25676474
Carmina E
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 Jun;20(2):207-20. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2006.02.001. PMID: 16772152

Diagnosis

Lemaitre M, Christin-Maitre S, Kerlan V
Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2023 Apr;84(2):308-315. Epub 2023 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2022.11.004. PMID: 36623807
de Kroon RWPM, den Heijer M, Heijboer AC
Clin Chim Acta 2022 Jun 1;531:17-24. Epub 2022 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.03.011. PMID: 35292252
Ko SH, Kim HS
Nutrients 2020 Jan 13;12(1) doi: 10.3390/nu12010202. PMID: 31941004Free PMC Article
Hohl A, Ronsoni MF, Oliveira Md
Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol 2014 Mar;58(2):97-107. doi: 10.1590/0004-2730000002923. PMID: 24830586
Carmina E
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 Jun;20(2):207-20. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2006.02.001. PMID: 16772152

Therapy

Pozza C, Sesti F, Tenuta M, Spaziani M, Tarantino C, Carlomagno F, Minnetti M, Pofi R, Paparella R, Lenzi A, Radicioni A, Isidori AM, Tarani L, Gianfrilli D
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Sep 18;108(10):2486-2499. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad205. PMID: 37043499Free PMC Article
Corona G, Vena W, Pizzocaro A, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M
Andrology 2023 Feb;11(2):204-214. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/andr.13367. PMID: 36542412
Fraser GL, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Laven J, Griesinger G, Pintiaux A, Timmerman D, Fauser BCJM, Lademacher C, Combalbert J, Hoveyda HR, Ramael S
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 Aug 18;106(9):e3519-e3532. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab320. PMID: 34000049Free PMC Article
Volterrani M, Rosano G, Iellamo F
Endocrine 2012 Oct;42(2):272-7. Epub 2012 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s12020-012-9725-9. PMID: 22729951
Lombardo F, Sgrò P, Salacone P, Gilio B, Gandini L, Dondero F, Jannini EA, Lenzi A
J Endocrinol Invest 2005;28(3 Suppl):51-5. PMID: 16042361

Prognosis

Pozza C, Sesti F, Tenuta M, Spaziani M, Tarantino C, Carlomagno F, Minnetti M, Pofi R, Paparella R, Lenzi A, Radicioni A, Isidori AM, Tarani L, Gianfrilli D
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Sep 18;108(10):2486-2499. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad205. PMID: 37043499Free PMC Article
Corona G, Vena W, Pizzocaro A, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M
Andrology 2023 Feb;11(2):204-214. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/andr.13367. PMID: 36542412
Folkerd E, Dowsett M
Breast 2013 Aug;22 Suppl 2:S38-43. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2013.07.007. PMID: 24074790
Auyeung B, Lombardo MV, Baron-Cohen S
Pflugers Arch 2013 May;465(5):557-71. Epub 2013 Apr 16 doi: 10.1007/s00424-013-1268-2. PMID: 23588379
Volterrani M, Rosano G, Iellamo F
Endocrine 2012 Oct;42(2):272-7. Epub 2012 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s12020-012-9725-9. PMID: 22729951

Clinical prediction guides

Pozza C, Sesti F, Tenuta M, Spaziani M, Tarantino C, Carlomagno F, Minnetti M, Pofi R, Paparella R, Lenzi A, Radicioni A, Isidori AM, Tarani L, Gianfrilli D
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Sep 18;108(10):2486-2499. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad205. PMID: 37043499Free PMC Article
Corona G, Vena W, Pizzocaro A, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M
Andrology 2023 Feb;11(2):204-214. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/andr.13367. PMID: 36542412
Diamanti-Kandarakis E, Papalou O, Kandaraki EA
Front Horm Res 2019;53:50-64. Epub 2019 Sep 9 doi: 10.1159/000494902. PMID: 31499502
Turcu AF, Auchus RJ
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2017 Jun;24(3):252-259. doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000334. PMID: 28234803Free PMC Article
Volterrani M, Rosano G, Iellamo F
Endocrine 2012 Oct;42(2):272-7. Epub 2012 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s12020-012-9725-9. PMID: 22729951

Recent systematic reviews

Corona G, Vena W, Pizzocaro A, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M
Andrology 2023 Feb;11(2):204-214. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/andr.13367. PMID: 36542412
Paixão L, Ramos RB, Lavarda A, Morsh DM, Spritzer PM
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2017 Feb 10;15(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12958-017-0231-z. PMID: 28183310Free PMC Article

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