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lactate dehydrogenase

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of pyruvate and lactate, an important step in carbohydrate metabolism: elevated serum levels indicate injury to kidney, skeletal muscle, or heart muscle. LDH



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Within the standard therapy group, the researchers discovered that patients who had a high tumor burden or elevated levels of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase had shorter event-free survival.

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They did, indeed, have higher initial levels of lactate dehydrogenase, an enzyme associated with tissue breakdown, so this possibility should not be discounted.

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