gamma-Glutamyltransferase

"gamma-Glutamyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An enzyme, sometimes called GGT, with a key role in the synthesis and degradation of GLUTATHIONE; (GSH, a tripeptide that protects cells from many toxins). It catalyzes the transfer of the gamma-glutamyl moiety to an acceptor amino acid.

Descriptor ID	D005723
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.913.050.200.500
Concept/Terms	gamma-Glutamyltransferase gamma-Glutamyltransferase gamma Glutamyltransferase GGTP gammaglutamyltransferase Glutamyl Transpeptidase Transpeptidase, Glutamyl gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Transpeptidase, gamma-Glutamyl gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Transferases [D08.811.913]
Acyltransferases [D08.811.913.050]
Aminoacyltransferases [D08.811.913.050.200]
gamma-Glutamyltransferase [D08.811.913.050.200.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1

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Jeon WK, Lee SR, Han KD, Choi EK, Oh S, Lip GYH. Association between the accumulation of elevated serum ?-glutamyltransferase level and risk of atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study. Sci Rep. 2023 08 23; 13(1):13771.

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Han E, Lee JY, Han KD, Cho H, Kim KJ, Lee BW, Kang ES, Cha BS, Younossi ZM, Lee YH. Gamma glutamyltransferase and risk of dementia in prediabetes and diabetes. Sci Rep. 2020 04 22; 10(1):6800.

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Choi YJ, Lee DH, Han KD, Yoon H, Shin CM, Park YS, Kim N. Elevated serum gamma-glutamyltransferase is associated with an increased risk of oesophageal carcinoma in a cohort of 8,388,256 Korean subjects. PLoS One. 2017; 12(5):e0177053.

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Zhou K, Wang J, Xie G, Zhou Y, Yan W, Pan W, Che Y, Zhang T, Wong L, Kwee S, Xiao Y, Wen J, Cai W, Jia W. Distinct Plasma Bile Acid Profiles of Biliary Atresia and Neonatal Hepatitis Syndrome. J Proteome Res. 2015 Nov 06; 14(11):4844-50.

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Ufearo H, Kambal K, Onojobi GO, Nouraie M, Agbemabiese C, Diaz S, Aggarwal A, Aliyu Z, Taylor RE, Gordeuk VR. Complete blood count, measures of iron status and inflammatory markers in inner-city African Americans with undiagnosed hepatitis C seropositivity. Clin Chim Acta. 2010 May 02; 411(9-10):653-6.

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Sergueeva AI, Miasnikova GY, Okhotin DJ, Levina AA, Debebe Z, Ammosova T, Niu X, Romanova EA, Nekhai S, DiBello PM, Jacobsen DW, Prchal JT, Gordeuk VR. Elevated homocysteine, glutathione and cysteinylglycine concentrations in patients homozygous for the Chuvash polycythemia VHL mutation. Haematologica. 2008 Feb; 93(2):279-82.

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Brown AC, Onopa J, Holck P, Kaufusi P, Kabasawa D, Craig WJ, Dragull K, Levine AM, Baker JD. Traditional kava beverage consumption and liver function tests in a predominantly Tongan population in Hawaii. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2007 Jun-Aug; 45(5):549-56.

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Castro F, Torres EA, Oharriz J, Gonz?lez-Keelan C, P?rez C, Rubio C. Chronic hepatitis C: treatment comparison between 3 and 5 million units of interferon alpha-2b. P R Health Sci J. 1998 Sep; 17(3):221-5.

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Friedman BM, Baynes RD, Bothwell TH, Gordeuk VR, Macfarlane BJ, Lamparelli RD, Robinson EJ, Sher R, Hamberg S. Dietary iron overload in southern African rural blacks. S Afr Med J. 1990 Sep 15; 78(6):301-5.

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Mayberry LF, Bristol JR, Favela SH, Galindo MA. Peroxidase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities during Eimeria nieschulzi (Apicomplexa) and/or Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nematoda) infections in the rat. Experientia. 1986 Jan 15; 42(1):49-50.

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