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Table 1 Laboratory results of the index patient

From: An unexpected, mild phenotype of glucocorticoid resistance associated with glucocorticoid receptor gene mutation case report and review of the literature

Parameter

Index patient

First visit (range observed during follow-up)

Sister

Reference range

Cortisol (μg/dl)

32.4 (26–35.4)

22

8–25

midnight cortisol (μg/dl)

4.8

NA

0–5

morning salivary cortisol (μg/dl)

1.13 (1.13–1.36)

NA

< 0.69

midnight salivary cortisol (μg/dl)

0.23 (0.21–0.23)

NA

< 0.43

cortisol after LDDST (μg/dl)

10.1 (10.1–15.1)

NA

< 1.8

24 h UFC (nmol/day)

513 (208–513)

NA

100–379

DHEAS (μg/dl)

163 (163–342)

204

130–330

ACTH (pg/ml)

65 (27–65)

19.9

7.2–63.3

Androstendione (ng/dl)

344

NA

80–280

Prolactin (ng/ml)

93.5 (25.6–93.5)

40.4

1.39–24.2

Prolactin after PEG recipitation

21 (6.1–21)

NA

1.39–24.2

  1. LDDST low dose dexamethasone suppression test, UFC urinary free cortisol, DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, ACTH adrenocorticotrop hormone, PEG polyethylene glycol. All cortisol, DHEAS. androstendione measurements were performed from serum, while for ACTH and prolactin plasma was used Abnormal results are highlighted in bold