serum amyloid A protein measurement

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0004728

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Is the quantification of serum amyloid A protein in serum and is a family of apolipoproteins associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in plasma. Different isoforms of SAA are expressed constitutively (constitutive SAAs) at different levels or in response to inflammatory stimuli (acute phase SAAs).

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22593464, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyloid_A

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Helen Parkinson

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alpha globulin measurement
lipoprotein measurement
inflammatory biomarker measurement