University of Florida Research Foundation Inc

Yao H Song

Noel K Maclaren

An epitope of 21-hydroxylase has been identified which specifically reacts with autoantibodies to 21-hydroxylase. This epitope immunoreacts with anti-adrenocortical autoantibodies characteristically present in patients having autoimmune Addison's disease. The peptide can be used in a specific, sensitive immunoassay for the detection of these autoantibodies in the diagnosis of Addison's disease. The immunoassay permits the diagnosis of autoimmune Addison's disease and has considerable value in the screening of persons at risk. Persons in the early phases or at clinical onset of any kind of adrenocortical disease can also be screened to exclude Addison's disease as a cause.

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Yao H Song