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Table 1 The main laboratory and hormone expression profile

From: Primary bilateral macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (PBMAH) patient with ARMC5 mutations

Laboratory test (reference range)

On first admission

One week after right adrenalectomy

Before left adrenalectomy

Cortisol (8 a.m.), ng/mL (50–280 ng/mL)

417

269

234

Cortisol (4 p.m.), ng/mL (20–140 ng/mL)

320

249

213

Cortisol (12 a.m.), ng/mL (10–120 ng/mL)

329

119

169

ACTH (8 a.m.), pg/mL (5.08–32.8 pg/mL)

5.43

< 1.6

< 1.6

ACTH (4 p.m.), pg/mL (10.7–30.5 pg/mL)

2.69

< 1.6

< 1.6

ACTH (12 a.m.), pg/mL (5–15 pg/mL)

5.70

< 1.6

< 1.6

24-hour UFC, nmol/24H, 160–1112 nmol/24H

6318

5397

2631

Orthostatic renin activity, ng/mL/h (0.33–5.15 ng/mL/h)

1.49

Clinostatic renin activity, ng/mL/h (0.07–1.51 ng/mL/h)

0.62

WBC, (4–10 × 109/L)

13.8

9.22

11.63

Hemaglobulin

158

123

163

Platelet, (100–300 × 109/L))

219

192

247

eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2

171.42

307.11

 

Creatinine

60

36.2

49.1

K+

2.24–3.42

2.59–3.58

3.28

BNP

702.97

368.32

  1. ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone, UFC urinary-free cortisol, ARR aldosterone renin ratio, WBC white blood cell, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, BNP brain natriuretic peptide