Breaking Research in AACC's Clinical Chemistry Journal Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Pediatric Developmental Disorders
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 10:01
in Health & Medicine
A study appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the premier journal in the field and a publication of AACC, has for the first time established precise newborn reference intervals for several steroid hormones and amino acids that play key roles in child development. This research could lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of numerous developmental disorders, from pediatric cancer and diabetes to congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and could aid detection of neonatal exposure to harmful endocrine-disrupting chemicals.