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17-ketosteroids test
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17-ketosteroids (17-KS) test,
a rarely used 24-hour urine test that is useful in diagnosing adrenocortical dysfunction. It is used to detect levels of 17-KS, which are metabolites of the testosterone and nontestosterone androgenic sex hormones secreted from the adrenal cortex and the testes.


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Urinary 17-KS and 17-OHCS concentrations, markers of adrenal cortex function, were measured using the diagnostic kits OS-KIT and Oha-KIT (Kanto Chemicals, Tokyo, Japan).
 
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