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Both hormones are produced by Sertoli cells upon FSH stimulation. Moreover, prepubertal AMH levels are high as a reflection of Sertoli cell integrity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Patients: We studied 82 boys aged 14 to 18 yr with pubertal delay: 16 had IHH, 15 congenital HH within CPHD, and 51 CDP, as confirmed by follow-up. Subjects were genital stage 1 (testis volume &amp;lt;3 ml; 9 IHH, 7 CPHD, and 23 CDP) or early stage 2 (testis volume, 3\u20136 ml; 7 IHH, 8 CPHD, and 28 CDP).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: Age and testis volume were similar in the three groups. Compared with CDP subjects, IHH and CPHD subjects had lower INHB, testosterone, FSH, and LH concentrations (P &amp;lt; 0.05), whereas AMH concentration was lower only in IHH and CPHD subjects with genital stage 1, likely reflecting a smaller pool of Sertoli cells in profound HH. In IHH and CPHD boys with genital stage 1, sensitivity and specificity were 100% for INHB concentration of 35 pg\/ml or less. In IHH and CPHD boys with genital stage 2, sensitivities were 86 and 80%, whereas specificities were 92% and 88%, respectively, for an INHB concentration of 65 pg\/ml or less. The performance of testosterone, AMH, FSH, and LH measurements was lower. No combination or ratio of hormones performed better than INHB alone.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion: Discrimination of HH from CDP with baseline INHB measurement was excellent in subjects with genital stage 1 and fair in subjects with genital stage 2.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2010-1535","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,9,8]],"date-time":"2010-09-08T21:41:59Z","timestamp":1283982119000},"page":"5225-5232","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":125,"title":["Baseline Inhibin B and Anti-Mullerian Hormone Measurements for Diagnosis of Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (HH) in Boys with Delayed Puberty"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"95","author":[{"given":"Re\u0301gis","family":"Coutant","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Center for Rare Diseases in Hormonal Receptivity (R.C., N.B.-N., F.G., S.D., S.R.), Angers University Hospital, 49033 Angers, France;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Estelle","family":"Biette-Demeneix","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics (E.B.-D.), General Hospital, 83600 Frejus, France;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claire","family":"Bouvattier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Center for Rare Disorders of Sex Development (C.B.), St. Vincent de Paul Hospital and Rene\u0301 Descartes University, 75014 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Natacha","family":"Bouhours-Nouet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Center for Rare Diseases in Hormonal Receptivity (R.C., N.B.-N., F.G., S.D., S.R.), Angers University Hospital, 49033 Angers, France;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fre\u0301de\u0301rique","family":"Gatelais","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Center for Rare Diseases in Hormonal Receptivity (R.C., N.B.-N., F.G., S.D., S.R.), Angers University Hospital, 49033 Angers, France;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sylvie","family":"Dufresne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Center for Rare Diseases in Hormonal Receptivity (R.C., N.B.-N., F.G., S.D., S.R.), Angers University Hospital, 49033 Angers, France;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ste\u0301phanie","family":"Rouleau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Center for Rare Diseases in Hormonal Receptivity (R.C., N.B.-N., F.G., S.D., S.R.), Angers University Hospital, 49033 Angers, France;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Najiba","family":"Lahlou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Hormonology and Metabolic Diseases (N.L.), St. Vincent de Paul Hospital and Rene\u0301 Descartes University, 75014 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"80","reference":[{"key":"2020071615534676000_R1","first-page":"1115","article-title":"Puberty: ontogeny, neuroendocrinology, physiology, and disorders","author":"Grumbach","year":"2003","journal-title":"In: Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, eds. 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