In message <C105608AED5AD311A23100508B2C6AC2070532@UCHG-MAIL>, Grimes,
Helen <[log in to unmask]> writes
>A colleague has been running a GGT of 150 U/L since 1994 ( <50 is the upper
>limit quoted for our method, even though we raised it to 85 after our own
>series), and is it surprisingly reproducible over the years. It rose to 193
>U/L recently, so no alcohol (social drinker only, and I am sure all our GGT
>have gone up recently!) and repeat 2 weeks later back to 158. He is and has
>been well other than on Aulin for back pain, but that is all. ALT and
>Bilibubin upper limit of "normal", very normal AST and ALP. Does anyone know
>of a genetic predisposition to run a GGT level like this, or any other
>ideas?
>Thanks,
>Helen Grimes, Dept Clin Chem, UCH Galway<Ireland
Well it is an Irish GGT so is probabaly normal for the population
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Paul Collinson
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