Human Gene Set: HP_DECREASED_CIRCULATING_PREALBUMIN_CONCENTRATION
Standard name
HP_DECREASED_CIRCULATING_PREALBUMIN_CONCENTRATION
Systematic name
M38440
Brief description
Decreased circulating prealbumin concentration
Full description or abstract
Concentration of prealbumin in the blood circulation below the lower limit of normal. Prealbumin, also known as transthyretin, has a half-life in plasma of about 2 days, much shorter than that of albumin. Prealbumin is therefore more sensitive to changes in protein-energy status than albumin, and its concentration closely reflects recent dietary intake rather than overall nutritional status. [PMID:11989633, PMID:17138848]
