Article ; Online: Paediatric reference ranges for plasma chromogranin A.
Annals of clinical biochemistry
2023 , Page(s) 45632231202652
Abstract: Background: Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a heterogeneous group of rare diseases with varied aggressiveness originating from endocrine cells belonging to the diffuse endocrine system and most often produce and secrete chromogranin A (CgA). CgA in ... ...
Abstract | Background: Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a heterogeneous group of rare diseases with varied aggressiveness originating from endocrine cells belonging to the diffuse endocrine system and most often produce and secrete chromogranin A (CgA). CgA in plasma is therefore used to screen, diagnose, and monitor for NENs in both adults and children with sporadic or familial NENs. Methods: Plasma CgA was measured using the Brahms Kryptor assay in 268 healthy children/adolescents; 85 children were tested as part of a familial cancer screening program and 183 additional children younger than 20 years of age underwent screening for allergies. Repeated measurements (month - years) was used to calculate the intra-individual variation. The dataset was analysed in R using the referenceInterval package. Results: The plasma CgA concentration decreased with age and was 32-118 µg/L for children aged 0-3 years, 18-85 µg/L for children aged 4-13 years, and 6-79 µg/L for adolescents aged 14-19 years. Earlier reported CgA reference intervals for adults have upper limits from 88 to 102 µg/L while no lower limits have been reported. The median for the three groups were 78, 51, and 39 µg/L, respectively. The median intra-individual variation was 14% (25%-centile 9.4%/75%-centile 21%). Conclusions: The reference interval will be useful when screening, diagnosing, and monitoring children for NENs respecting the limitations plasma CgA has. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-09-15 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 390309-6 |
ISSN | 1758-1001 ; 0004-5632 |
ISSN (online) | 1758-1001 |
ISSN | 0004-5632 |
DOI | 10.1177/00045632231202652 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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