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γ-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Enzyme found mainly in the hepatobiliary system; levels can rise with cholestasis, alcohol exposure, some medications and other liver or metabolic conditions.
What is measured?
The level, concentration or activity of this biomarker measured in the relevant blood sample.
What the result represents?
Aden's range
What a raised or a low result can indicate
How Aden reads it as part of a system?
Aden reads this result alongside ALT, AST, ALP, bilirubin, albumin, creatinine and your previous measurements. It is treated as one part of the wider liver & kidney picture, not as a diagnosis on its own.
What changes between tests?
Which related markers give it context?
ALT, AST, ALP, bilirubin, albumin, creatinine
How to get this tested?
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