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Table 1 Investigation results

From: PRKAR1A-negative familial Cushing’s syndrome: two case reports

Investigations

Patient 1

Patient 2

Reference range

Liddle’s test

N/A

24-h UFC (predexamethasone) 3923 nmol/L

58–805 nmol/L

24-h UFC (postdexamethasone) 4168 nmol/L

HbA1c (NGSP)

5.1 %

5.1 %

<6.5 %

fT4

12.9 pmol/L

16.7 pmol/L

11–23 pmol/L

TSH

0.67 mIU/L

0.72 mIU/L

0.5–5.5 mIU/L

IGF-1

268 ng/ml

282 ng/ml

116–350 ng/ml (patient 1)

193–731 ng/ml (patient 2)

GH

2.3 ng/ml

0.2 ng/ml

0.0–3.0 ng/ml

LH

1.4 IU/L

5.8 IU/L

Follicular phase 1.9–12.5 IU/L

Midcycle 8.7–76.3 IU/L

Luteal phase 0.5–16.9 IU/L

Male 1.5–9.3 IU/L

FSH

2.2 IU/L

8.8 IU/L

Follicular phase 2.5–10.2 IU/L

Midcycle 3.4–33.4 IU/L

Luteal 1.5–9.1 IU/L

Male 1.4–18.1 IU/L

Testosterone

3.4 nmol/L

13.0 nmol/L

Female 0.5–2.6 nmol/L

Male 9.3–23.0 nmol/L

DHEA-S

0.07 μg/dl

0.04 μg/dl

Female 0.02–0.30 μg/dl

Male 0.10–0.40 μg/dl

Estradiol

153 pg/ml

N/A

Follicular phase 20–144 pg/ml

Midcycle 64–357 pg/ml

Luteal phase 56–214 pg/ml

Prolactin

123 mIU/L

127 mIU/L

Female 59–619 mIU/L

Male 44–373 mIU/L

Thyroid US

Normal

Well-defined right thyroid cystic nodule with soft tissue component (1.1 × 1.0 × 1.4 cm), increased peripheral vascularity

 
  1. N/A not applicable HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, NGSP National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program, DHEA-S dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, US ultrasound, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor 1, GH growth hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, fT4 free thyroxine, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone, UFC urinary free cortisol