title: Anomalous creatine kinase isoenzymes in serum from patients with rectal carcinoma.
abstract: Sera from eight patients with biopsy-proven rectal carcinoma were assayed for creatine kinase (CK). Two of the patients had enzyme activity: one with the BB and the other with an MB isoenzyme. We think that our results may be of interest because the detection of anomalous isoenzymes of CK in serum ma serve as a diagnostic marker or as an indicator of the effectiveness of treatment.
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000201:enzymology*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase