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argininosuccinate lyase in serum
Reference interval:
- 0-4 U/L
Clinical significance:
- more sensitive than serum ALT or serum AST in detecting liver disease
Increases:
- hepatitis
- cirrhosis
- diseases with secondary liver involvement
- pulmonary disease
- diabetes
- congestive heart failure
- post-GI surgical
- cholecystectomy
- gastrectomy
- liver metastases
Decreases:
- argininosuccinate lyase deficiency
- some autoimmune chronic hepatitis with antibodies to argininosuccinate lyase
Notes:
- genetic assay available
Related
argininosuccinate
argininosuccinate lyase (argininosuccinase, ASAL, ASL)
argininosuccinate lyase deficiency; argininosuccinic aciduria; argininosuccinic acidemia
General
argininosuccinate lyase measurement
References
- Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 4th edition, HB Wu ed,
WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 2006