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Radioimmunoassay in diagnosis, localization and treatment of endocrine tumours in gut and pancreas.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  225784     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pancreas and gut hormones are involved in many endocrine and gastrointestinal diseases. Radioimmunoassays for these hormones have proved particularly valuable in diagnosis, localisation and control of treatment of endocrine tumours, of which many are mixed. An estimate based on ten years experience in a homogenous population of 5 million inhabitants (Denmark) suggests, that endocrine gut tumour-syndromes on an average appear with an incidence of 1 patient per year/syndrome/million. At present six different syndromes are known: 1) The insulinoma syndrome, 2) The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.3) The Verner-Morrison syndrome. 4) The glucagonoma syndrome. 5) The somatostatinoma syndrome, and 6) the carcinoid syndrome. Accordingly diagnostically valuable RIAs for pancreas and gut hormones include those for insulin, gastrin, VIP, HPP, glucagon, somatostatin, and presumably also substance P. It is probably safe to predict that the need for gut and pancreas hormone RIAs within the next decade will increase greatly in order to assure proper management of tumours producing gastroentero-pancreatic hormones.
Authors:
J F Rehfeld
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology. Supplement     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0085-5928     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl.     Publication Date:  1979  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-11-29     Completed Date:  1979-11-29     Revised Date:  2008-02-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0437034     Medline TA:  Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl     Country:  NORWAY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  33-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenoma, Islet Cell / blood
Carcinoid Tumor / blood
Cholecystokinin / blood
Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide / blood
Gastrins / blood
Gastrointestinal Hormones / blood*
Glucagon / blood
Glucagon-Like Peptides / blood
Humans
Insulin / blood
Intestinal Neoplasms / blood*
Motilin / blood
Pancreatic Hormones / blood*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / blood*
Pancreatic Polypeptide / blood
Radioimmunoassay / methods*
Secretin / blood
Somatostatin / blood
Substance P / blood
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / blood
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Gastrins; 0/Gastrointestinal Hormones; 0/Pancreatic Hormones; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 1393-25-5/Secretin; 33507-63-0/Substance P; 37221-79-7/Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; 51110-01-1/Somatostatin; 52906-92-0/Motilin; 59392-49-3/Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide; 59763-91-6/Pancreatic Polypeptide; 62340-29-8/Glucagon-Like Peptides; 9007-92-5/Glucagon; 9011-97-6/Cholecystokinin

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