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Gamma-glutamyl transferase

Known as: Gamma glutamyl transferase, gamma-Glutamyltransferase [Chemical/Ingredient], (5-L-Glutamyl)-peptide:amino-acid 5-glutamyltransferase 
GGT participates in the transfer of amino acids across the cellular membrane and in glutathione metabolism. High concentrations are found in the… Expand
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Broader (2)

Acyltransferaseglutamyltransferase

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Cis2 protein, S cerevisiaegamma-Glutamyltransferase deficiency
Enzyme GeneFactor XIIIaGGT1 geneGGT2 gene
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase and Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality Risk: The Framingham Heart Study
Objective—To determine whether serum &ggr;-glutamyl transferase (GGT) predicts cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and… Expand
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Prevalence of and risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: The Dionysos nutrition and liver study
The prevalence of and the risk factors for fatty liver have not undergone a formal evaluation in a representative sample of the… Expand
Review
2004
Review
2004
Glutathione metabolism and its implications for health.
Glutathione (gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine; GSH) is the most abundant low-molecular-weight thiol, and GSH/glutathione… Expand
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Recurrent de novo point mutations in lamin A cause Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by features reminiscent of marked premature… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
The changing faces of glutathione, a cellular protagonist.
Glutathione (GSH) has been described for a long time just as a defensive reagent against the action of toxic xenobiotics (drugs… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1): a novel biomarker for human renal proximal tubule injury.
BACKGROUND Traditional blood and urine markers for the diagnosis of various renal diseases are insensitive and nonspecific… Expand
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Identification of chronic hepatitis C patients without hepatic fibrosis by a simple predictive model
Liver biopsy is required for staging hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C, but it is an expensive procedure with… Expand
Review
2001
Review
2001
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
  • J. Whitfield
  • Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences
  • 2001
    • Corpus ID: 1070555
Referee: R. Rej, New York State Dept. of Health, Albany, NY Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) has been widely used as an… Expand
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus infection: a prospective study
BACKGROUND Liver biopsy is thought mandatory for management of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, especially for… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Peginterferon alfa-2a in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
BACKGROUND Covalent attachment of a 40-kd branched-chain polyethylene glycol moiety to interferon alfa-2a results in a compound… Expand
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