Synonym(s)
y-GT
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Gamma-glutamyltransferase is a membrane-bound enzyme found mainly in the kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen and small intestine. It is used to diagnose and assess the course of liver and bile duct diseases.
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Standard value: The standard value is < 40 U/l for women and < 60 U/l for men
Pathologically elevated: Differential diagnosis of the following diseases may be possible with elevated gamma-glutamyltransferase: heart attack, alcoholism, liver carcinoma and metastases, liver abscess, acute pancreatitis, acute, chronically aggressive and persistent viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, concomitant hepatitis, hypoxic hepatopathy, hepatic congestion, fatty liver, intra- and extrahepatic cholestasis.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer