[High levels of CK and its isoenzymes produced by a thymus carcinoma (author's transl)].
A 63 years old female is described suffering from thymus carcinoma with increased levels of CK and CK-MB enzymes. The separation of the total CK enzymes into the isoenzymes CK-MM, CK-BB, and CK-MB showed a marked difference between the photometric and the immunological method. This discrepancy can be explained by postulating a molecule specific for thymus carcinoma, probably a new CK isoenzyme. The relevance of using the photometric method in cardiologic routine diagnostic is pointed out.
D000906:Antibodies; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008875:Middle Aged; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*
D000906:Antibodies; D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase
Aktivität der Kreatinkinase und deren Isoenzyme bei Thymuskarzinom.