The adrenal autoimmune process is made evident by the apperance of circulating autoantibodies against the steroidogenic enzyme 21-hydroxylase. Detection of 21-hydroxylase in patients with ...

is made evident by the appearance of circulating 21-hydroxylase autoantibodies, which are the gold standard for the identification of subjects with an ongoing adrenal autoimmune process.

20 lyase), but no detectable mRNA for P450c21 (21-hydroxylase), as is typical of testicular tissue but not adrenal tissue. The post-op 170HP and T were normal before and after ACTH. This case ...