Polycystic Kidney Disease With Highly Elevated g-Glutamyl Transpeptidase
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İlker Taşçı 1 * , Fatih Bulucu 1, Mehmet Refik Mas 1, Samet Verim 2
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1 Gülhane School of Medicine, Departments of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2 Gülhane School of Medicine, Departments of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract

Patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) may be asymptomatic until the later ages owing to the underlying disorder. A renal proximal tubule associated enzyme, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GT), was reported to be normal in PKD. We report an elderly case with highly elevated γ-GT with no other potential source

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Article Type: Case Report

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82265

Eur J Gen Med, 2005 - Volume 2 Issue 1, pp. 39-40

Publication date: 15 Jan 2005

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