Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Increased pituitary glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit level
HP:0031208
What it means
An increased concentration of circulating alpha polypeptide of glycoprotein hormones (NCBI Gene 1081). This alpha subunit is common to luteinizing hormone (LH) , follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) , thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which are glycoprotein hormones composed of an identical alpha subunit together with a beta subunit that confers biological specificity. The alpha subunit is used as a marker for tumors that produce these hormones.
Rare diseases that can present with this1
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Increased pituitary glycoprotein alpha subunit level · Increased pituitary glycoprotein polypeptide alpha subunit level
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