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Term:sex hormone-binding globulin measurement
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Accession:EFO:0004696 term browser browse the term
Definition:Is a quantification of sex hormone binding globulin. In men the test is used in when investigating testosterone deficiency. The SHBG glycoprotein binds to circulating estradiol and testosterone, low levels of SHBG may be implicated in breast cancer etiology.
Comment:"http://labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/analytes/shbg/tab/test/"; "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22675492"
Synonyms:exact_synonym: SHBG level;   SHBG levels
 external_ontology: is_about is_about EFO:0000660;   is_about is_about EFO:0003941;   is_about EFO:CHEBI:50112



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      measurement 0
        hormone measurement 0
          sex hormone measurement 0
            sex hormone-binding globulin measurement 0
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