Isoamylases in pancreatic carcinoma and chronic relapsing pancreatitis.
Pancreatic isoamylases were determined in serum and in duodenal aspirate in 7 patients with pancreatitis. The serum activities were abnormally low in 3 cases with cancer and in 7 cases with pancreatitis. In 2 cases with normal pancreatic isoamylase activities in serum, pancreatic disease was reflected by an abnormal isoamylast pattern. Thus the serum amylast determination was abnormal in 12 of the 20 patients.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004386:Duodenum / Q000201:enzymology; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007517:Isoamylase / Q000097:blood*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012463:Saliva / Q000201:enzymology; D014357:Trypsin / Q000097:blood
D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D007517:Isoamylase; D014357:Trypsin