title: Elevated creatine kinase and malignancy.
abstract: Increased serum levels of CK isoenzymes variously signal heart, brain, or skeletal muscle damage. They may also be markers for advanced tumors with poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Skolnick
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Come
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood*; D004586:Electrophoresis; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003402:Creatine Kinase