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Prealbumin (Transthyretin) Summary

Description: A tetrameric protein, molecular weight between 50,000 and 70,000, consisting of 4 equal chains, and migrating on electrophoresis in 3 fractions more mobile than serum albumin. Its concentration ranges from 7 to 33 per cent in the serum, but levels decrease in liver disease.

Also Known As: Transthyretin; Proalbumin

Networked: 2435 relevant articles (58 outcomes, 195 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Prealbumin is Relevant

  1. Amyloidosis : 9 outcomes 38 studies in 715 results
  2. Body Weight (Weight, Body) : 8 outcomes 7 studies in 114 results
  3. Malnutrition : 5 outcomes 10 studies in 119 results
  4. Infection : 5 outcomes 9 studies in 54 results
  5. Familial Amyloid Neuropathies (Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy) : 4 outcomes 17 studies in 249 results
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Drugs Related to Prealbumin

  1. Transferrin (beta 2 Transferrin)
  2. Serum Albumin
  3. Vitamin A (Retinol)
  4. Carrier Proteins (Binding Protein)
  5. Amyloid (Amyloid Fibrils)
  6. C-Reactive Protein
  7. Prealbumin (Transthyretin)
  8. Biological Markers (Surrogate Marker)
  9. Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
  10. tafamidis
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Therapies Related to Prealbumin

  1. Nutritional Support (Artificial Feeding)
  2. Enteral Nutrition (Feeding, Tube)
  3. Liver Transplantation
  4. Lasers (Laser)
  5. Light Coagulation
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