Somatostatin

The Somatostatin test contains 1 test with 1 biomarker.

Somatostatin

Clinical Significance

Somatostatin is a neurohormone produced in the brain, hypothalamus and gastrointestinal tract. This test is used to diagnose somatostatin-producing tumors. Elevated levels are observed with somatostatinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma.

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Somatostatin

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