Open AccessReduced levels of free testosterone in four Catania‐type alloalbuminemic males
Author(s) -
Banfi Giuseppe,
Daverio Rita,
Bonini Pierangelo
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical laboratory analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1098-2825
pISSN - 0887-8013
DOI - 10.1002/jcla.1860060304
Subject(s) - testosterone (patch) , free testosterone , sex hormone binding globulin , hormone , globulin , endocrinology , medicine , albumin , biology , androgen
We Studied total testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin, and free testosterone in four males presenting an electrophoretically slowmoving genetic variant of albumin, the alloalbumin Catania. Free testosterone levels were lower in these cases, found in a year of observation, than those expected for the ages. This finding, which is not related to any disease and constantly not recognized in other males with various genetic variants, should induce consideration of a probable difference of the genetic variant in hormone binding. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.