title: On the rationale of the alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBD) determination.
abstract: The discriminating power of HBD, LD and of the HBD/LD ratio in comparison with LD1/LD2 and LD5/LD4 ratios in acute myocardial infarction and hepatic disease is evaluated. The results demonstrate that there are no clinical reasons for the determination of the HBD when a method using the conditions of the Committee of Enzymes of the Scandinavian Society for Clinical Chemistry (SCE) is used.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006884:Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000201:enzymology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; C035749:2-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D006884:Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase