Gamma glutamyl transferase measurement

Known as: gamma glutamyl transferase level test, GGT, test ggt 
A quantitative measurement of the amount of gamma glutamyl transpeptidase present in a sample.
National Institutes of Health

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2010
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2010
Brief communication: case reports of ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis E.
Context Chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging infectious disease in immunocompromised patients. Therapy has… (More)
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2009
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2009
Development of a EST dataset and characterization of EST-SSRs in a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb. Et Zucc.) Maxim
Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb. Et Zucc.) Maxim, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant species, has been used extensively as genuine… (More)
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2007
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2007
Higher concentrations of alanine aminotransferase within the reference interval predict nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
BACKGROUND In nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentrations are considered to… (More)
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2007
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2007
A Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Polyethylene Glycol Laxative for Chronic Treatment of Chronic Constipation
OBJECTIVES:Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 (MiraLAX) is currently approved for the short-term treatment of occasional constipation… (More)
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2005
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2005
Aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase levels in obesity are associated with insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome.
Fatty liver at ultrasounds, with/ without raised plasma levels of hepatic enzymes, is common in obesity. In most cases, it is the… (More)
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2003
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2003
Carcinogenesis in MYH-associated polyposis follows a distinct genetic pathway.
Colorectal carcinomas develop according to particular genetic pathways, including the chromosomal instability (CIN… (More)
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2002
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2002
Biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients infected by hepatitis C virus: longitudinal validation in a randomized trial.
A liver fibrosis index was recently prospectively validated in a cross-sectional study where patients infected by hepatitis C… (More)
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2001
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2001
Expression of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase protects ramos B cells from oxidation-induced cell death.
The ectoenzyme, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT, EC ) cleaves glutathione (GSH) to facilitate the recapture of cysteine for… (More)
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Fatty Infiltration of Liver in Hyperlipidemic Patients
Hyperlipidemia is a known risk factor for fatty infiltration of the liver, a condition that can progress to cirrhosis and liver… (More)
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1998
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Kirsten ras mutations in patients with colorectal cancer: the multicenter "RASCAL" study.
BACKGROUND Kirsten ras (Ki-ras) gene mutations occur early in the progression of colorectal adenoma to carcinoma. The aim of this… (More)
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