LRG urine test may help diagnose appendicitis

From Reuters:

Appendicitis is the most common emergency in childhood, yet 3-30% of appendectomies may be unnecessary. Urine test for leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (LRG) may help diagnose appendicitis in children.


Inflamed appendix removal by open surgery. Image source: Wikipedia, Dr Vgaikwad, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.


An example of a leucine-rich repeat protein, a porcine ribonuclease inhibitor. Image source: Wikipedia, GNU Free Documentation License.

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  1. Anonymous8/21/2009 7:24 AM

    Sorry, Im a doctor, how I can buy a LRG urine test for appendicitis?
    Diarstop@hotmail.com

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  2. Anonymous8/21/2009 10:50 AM

    Re: "how I can buy a LRG urine test for appendicitis?"

    I don't think the test is commercially available as of August 2009. It seems to be for research purposes only at this time.

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