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Abnormal circulating amylase concentration

MedGen UID:
1687192
•Concept ID:
C5139447
•
Finding
Synonym: Abnormal circulating amylase level
 
HPO: HP:0410282

Definition

A deviation from the normal concentration of amylase in the blood, an enzyme which helps digest glycogen and starch. It is produced mainly in the pancreas and salivary glands. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal circulating amylase concentration

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Etiology

Immunologic and biochemical studies on a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum.
Asghar SS, Bos JD, Kammeijer A, Cormane RH
Int J Dermatol 1984 Mar;23(2):112-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1984.tb05683.x. PMID: 6142008

Diagnosis

Aspects of fetal physiology from 18 to 37 weeks' gestation as assessed by blood sampling.
Nava S, Bocconi L, Zuliani G, Kustermann A, Nicolini U
Obstet Gynecol 1996 Jun;87(6):975-80. doi: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00056-7. PMID: 8649709
Where does serum amylase come from and where does it go?
Pieper-Bigelow C, Strocchi A, Levitt MD
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1990 Dec;19(4):793-810. PMID: 1702756
Acquired dysfibrinogenaemia masquerading as disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute pancreatitis.
Wilde JT, Thomas WE, Lane DA, Greaves M, Preston FE
J Clin Pathol 1988 Jun;41(6):615-8. doi: 10.1136/jcp.41.6.615. PMID: 3384995Free PMC Article
Mechanism and specificity of increased amylase/creatinine clearance ratio in pancreatitis.
Marten A, Beales D, Elias E
Gut 1977 Sep;18(9):703-8. doi: 10.1136/gut.18.9.703. PMID: 604190Free PMC Article

Therapy

Immunologic and biochemical studies on a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum.
Asghar SS, Bos JD, Kammeijer A, Cormane RH
Int J Dermatol 1984 Mar;23(2):112-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1984.tb05683.x. PMID: 6142008

Clinical prediction guides

Where does serum amylase come from and where does it go?
Pieper-Bigelow C, Strocchi A, Levitt MD
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1990 Dec;19(4):793-810. PMID: 1702756

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