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Can my carrier status of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-hydrolaxe deficiency, salt-wasting) explain my high basal cortisol?
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No: Spot "basal cortisol" levels mean nothing except in context. They help rule some things in and some things out. The highest basal cortisol levels have been found in soldiers in the battlefield and medical students in exams. Ignore all "pop" sites relating to pituitary / adrenal disease and remember that reference ranges are set so that many healthies fall outside on either end.
Answered 6/15/2015
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