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ea0022p242 | Clinical case reports and clinical practice | ECE2010

Diagnostic performance evaluation of marking the concentration levels of procalcitonin and ProGRP in monitoring disease cases of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)

Kowalska Aldona , Gasior-Perczak Danuta , Palyga Iwona , Antczak Grazyna , Sluszniak Anna , Gozdz Stanislaw

Introduction: Calcitonin is the main MTC marker. However, it has limitations: rapid in vitro degradation, a concentration-dependent biphasic half-life, presence of different isoforms and high cost of a single trial. Other markers of MTC can be procalcitonin and ProGRP.Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of marking the levels of procalcitonin and ProGRP in monitoring patients with MTC.Material...