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Original Article

Abnormal Serum Phenylalanine-Tyrosine Ratio and Hyperferritinemia in Malignant Histiocytosis

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Pages 299-307 | Received 21 Dec 1987, Accepted 07 Mar 1988, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Nine cases of childhood malignant histiocytosis (MH) showed an abnormally high serum phenylalanine (Phe)/tyrosine (Tyr) ratio (3.47±1.32) coincident with hyperferritinemia (50,800 ± 33,600 ng/ml). Lactate dehydrogenase activity was also increased in these patients. These values were compared with data on sera from two groups of patients, acute leukemia cases (n=14) and measles cases (n=13), and with control values from normal healthy children (n=38). The Phe/Tyr ratio was 1.57±0.54 for the acute leukemia (p > 0.01) and 2.58 ±1.46 for the measles cases (NS), serum ferritin was 245 ± 124 ng/ml for acute leukemia (p > 0.01) and 167 ±117 ng/ml for measles (p > 0.01). Accordingly, the concurrence of both abnormalities is considered to be characteristic for MH. It was also found that both serum Phe/Tyr ratio and ferritin levels reflect the disease activity, indicating that these two factors are useful prognostic indicators in the treatment of patients with MH.

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