"Prealbumin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011228
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.034.841.450 D12.776.124.727.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prealbumin" by people in Profiles.
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Novel equations to estimate lean body mass in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jan; 57(1):130-9.
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Association between direct measures of body composition and prognostic factors in chronic heart failure. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Jul; 85(7):609-17.
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Association of serum prealbumin and its changes over time with clinical outcomes and survival in patients receiving hemodialysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Dec; 88(6):1485-94.
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Observations with regard to the National Kidney Foundation K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines concerning serum transthyretin in chronic renal failure. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2002 Dec; 40(12):1308-12.