title: Elevation of serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in end-stage chronic renal failure.
abstract: The serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) was measured on 32 randomly selected patients about to commence or already on chronic haemodialysis. Raised values were found in 12 patients (37%). None of these patients had received drugs known to affect hepatic microsomes and all had normal liver function tests. The possible significance of this surprising finding is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase