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We evaluated the polyethylene glycol precipitation test (Gastroenterology 83: 378-382, 1982), looking for macroamylase in the serum of 66 patients whose values for serum amylase were above normal. Three patients (4.5%) were identified by this method as having macroamylase , and this was confirmed by gel-filtration chromatography and electrophoresis. We find this to be the test of choice as a screening procedure for macroamylasemia because of its speed, simplicity, and apparent reliability. Diagnosis of macroamylasemia is important in preventing needless treatment and investigation for pancreatitis.

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Author

Isham, C A; Ridgeway, N A; Hedrick, R; Cate, J C

Publisher

American Association for Clinical Chemistry; American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc.; Oxford University Press (OUP); American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC); Test accounts (ISSN 0009-9147)

Published

1984

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)