Clinical Evaluation of Urinary Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Using 3β-Hydroxysteroid Oxidase Method

Abstract

Clinical evaluation of urinary dehydroepiandrosterone using 3β-hydroxysteroidoxidase is described.
Simplicity of the method than other column method makes it possible to treat manysamples without use of radioactive compounds.
Patients with adrenal tumor and other adrenogenital syndrome and some other diseaseare tested with present method.
Results of comparison with other method are also good, and this method seems to begood diagnostic tool for some adrenal disease.