Open AccessRepeatedly elevated γ-glutamyltransferase levels are associated with an increased incidence of digestive cancers: A population-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Chang Hoon Lee,
Kyungdo Han,
Da Hye Kim,
Min Sun Kwak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v27.i2.176
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , gamma glutamyltransferase , population , gastroenterology , cohort , cohort study , oncology , biology , environmental health , enzyme , biochemistry , physics , optics
The association between elevated γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) at a certain point and incident cancer has been suggested; however, no study has evaluated the association between repeatedly elevated GGT and cancer incidence.