LOINC display name : Pregnenolone & 17-Hydroxypregnenolone panel;
LOINC long common name : Pregnenolone and 17-Hydroxypregnenolone panel - Serum or Plasma;
LOINC short name : Preg 17-OH Preg pnl SerPl;
LOINC description : In cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia where both 21-hydroxylase and 11-hydroxykase
deficiency have been ruled out, analysis of 17-hydroxypregnenolone and pregnenolone
may be used to confirm the diagnosis of 3-beta-hydroxy dehydrogenase (3-beta-HSD)
or 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency.;