Increase of urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid excretion but not serum chromogranin A following over-the-counter 5-hydroxytryptophan intake

BACKGROUND: 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) excretion is commonly measured for biochemical detection of carcinoid tumours. A 77-year-old woman was referred for elevated 24 h urine 5-HIAA excretion (510 μmol/day; normal is less than 45 μmol/day) and serum chromogranin A (CgA) (72.1 U/L; normal is...

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Egile Nagusiak: Joy, Tisha, Walsh, Grace, Tokmakejian, Sonya, Van Uum, Stan HM
Formatua: Artigo
Hizkuntza:Inglês
Argitaratua: Pulsus Group Inc 2008
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Sarrera elektronikoa:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2659120/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18209781
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