Nor us
Let's expand this a bit.................
How many tests in your LFT and name them
4; ALT, ALP, Bil, Alb
dj
-----Original Message-----
From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Kay
Sent: 06 January 2016 16:33
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Subject: Re: Gamma GT & all casue mortality
Never had it in thereā¦
Jonathan
> On 6 Jan 2016, at 14:24, Colley, Michael <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> At the request of our Hepatologists / gastroenterologists we have, starting today, removed GGT from our LFT panel.
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> We await the result.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mohammad
> Al-Jubouri
> Sent: 06 January 2016 14:21
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Gamma GT & all casue mortality
>
> Dear List members,
>
> High GGT even at upper reference limit has been reported to be associated with risk of increased all cause mortality as well as cardiovascular, type 2 diabetes and cancer mortality, see this meta-analysis:
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>
> http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/10715762.2014.902055
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> Is there enough evidence to justify its routine measurement as part of routine LFT profile? And if elevated what intervention the clinician could instigate to reduce risk of mortality?
>
> I am not a fan of GGT because of its high sensitivity and low specificity but would welcome a debate on this novel use of GGT.
>
> Best regards
>
> Mohammad
>
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