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The diagnostic significance of serum creatine kinase-BB isoenzyme in adenocarcinoma of prostate.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7418193     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The relative diagnostic usefulness of total serum acid phosphatase, tartrate-inhibited fraction of acid phosphatase, immunoreactive prostatic acid phosphatase, and creatine kinase-BB isoenzyme was evaluated in 30 patients with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of prostate. The total and tartrate-inhibited acid phosphatase, measured by standard chemical methods, were elevated in 8 patients with stage D disease. The radioimmunoassay (RIA) method confirmed these abnormal values and also indicated the presence of elevated prostatic serum acid phosphatase in 3 additional patients. The electrophoretic fractionation of total serum creatine kinase (CK) into its various isoenzyme components showed the presence of CK-BB isoenzyme in 8 patients. In 5 of these patients with detectable CK-BB isoenzyme, RIA values for prostatic acid phosphatase were also elevated. Histologic studies of the prostatic tissues revealed that the presence of serum CK-BB was invariably associated with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of prostate. The results of the present studies indicate that 1) with simultaneous measurements of serum CK-BB and immunoreactive prostatic acid phosphatase laboratory confirmation of prostatic cancer can be obtained in 50 per cent of patients; 2) determination of total and tartrate-inhibited acid phosphatase along with CK-BB and immunoreactive prostatic acid phosphatase does not increase the frequency of correct diagnosis; and 3) the presence of serum CL-BB isoenzyme is suggestive of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of prostate.
Authors:
H Aleyassine; S G MacIsaac
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical biochemistry     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0009-9120     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Biochem.     Publication Date:  1980 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-12-18     Completed Date:  1980-12-18     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0133660     Medline TA:  Clin Biochem     Country:  CANADA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  109-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acid Phosphatase / blood
Adenocarcinoma / blood,  diagnosis*
Clinical Enzyme Tests
Creatine Kinase / blood*
Humans
Isoenzymes
Male
Prostatic Neoplasms / blood,  diagnosis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Isoenzymes; EC 2.7.3.2/Creatine Kinase; EC 3.1.3.2/Acid Phosphatase

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