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Description

Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT or GGTP, or Gamma-GT) is a liver enzyme. It is involved in the transfer of amino acids across the cellular membrane and in glutathione metabolism. GGT is found in high concentrations in the liver, bile ducts and kidney. The enzyme is also present in other tissues, such as the epididymis. Its level in the blood may be tested because if it is elevated this may indicate an abnormality in the liver, though this can be caused by a number of conditions including: congestive heart failure, cholestasis (congestion of the bile ducts), cirrhosis of the liver, necrosis of the liver. Levels of GGT are also increased in chronic and acute alcohol abuse. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Gamma glutamyl transferase (Wikipedia)

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Gamma glutamyl transferase
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
GGT

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) Gamma 谷氨酰转移酶
Synonyms: Gamma 谷氨酰转肽酶;Gamma-GTP;Gamma-谷氨酰转移酶;Gamma-谷氨酰转肽酶;GGT;GGTP;γ-GTP;γ谷氨酰转移酶;γ-谷氨酰转移酶;γ谷氨酰转肽酶;γ-谷氨酰转肽酶
fr-CA French (Canada) Gamma glutamyl transférase
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Gammaglutamüüli transferaas
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Gamma glutamil transferasa
it-IT Italian (Italy) Gamma glutamil transferasi
el-GR Greek (Greece) γ-γλουταμική τρανφεράση
Synonyms: γ-GT
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Gamma glutamil transferaz
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Гамма глутамил трансфераза
Synonyms: Гамма-глутамилтрансфераза
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) gamma-glutamyltransferase
fr-BE French (Belgium) Gamma glutamyl transférase
Synonyms: GGT