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alanine transferase

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000352

An enzyme found in the liver and other tissues. A high level of alanine transferase released into the blood may be a sign of liver damage, cancer, or other diseases. Also called serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase and SGPT.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000352
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsserum glutamate pyruvate transaminase; SGPT
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000352",
  "term": "alanine transferase",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An enzyme found in the liver and other tissues. A high level of alanine transferase released into the blood may be a sign of liver damage, cancer, or other diseases. Also called serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase and SGPT.",
  "synonyms": [
    "serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase",
    "SGPT"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/alanine-transferase/"
}

Record 593 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.