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  2. Elevated alkaline phosphatase - Wikipedia

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    Elevated levels are also associated with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease; it was found that elevated levels are associated with elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP), which could reflect an inflammatory and atherogenic milieu, possibly an alternative cause for elevated serum alkaline phosphatase. [10] Chronic kidney disease ...

  3. C-reactive protein - Wikipedia

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    Arterial damage results from white blood cell invasion and inflammation within the wall. CRP is a general marker for inflammation and infection, so it can be used as a very rough proxy for heart disease risk. Since many things can cause elevated CRP, this is not a very specific prognostic indicator.

  4. Leukocytosis - Wikipedia

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    Leukocytosis is a condition in which the white cell count is above the normal range in the blood. [1] [2] It is frequently a sign of an inflammatory response, [3] most commonly the result of infection, but may also occur following certain parasitic infections or bone tumors as well as leukemia.

  5. Colon cancer: Measuring ‘biological age’ may help predict who ...

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    The study suggests that colorectal cancer screening could be more effective by focusing on people whose bodies are aging faster than normal. By giving high-risk individuals priority for ...

  6. What Getting 105 Blood Tests From a Health Startup Taught Me

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    Faster biological aging—being older than your chronological age—increases the risk of problems like prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and hormonal imbalances.

  7. White blood cell differential - Wikipedia

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    A white blood cell differential is a medical laboratory test that provides information about the types and amounts of white blood cells in a person's blood. The test, which is usually ordered as part of a complete blood count (CBC), measures the amounts of the five normal white blood cell types – neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils – as well as abnormal cell ...

  8. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    In this article, all values (except the ones listed below) denote blood plasma concentration, which is approximately 60–100% larger than the actual blood concentration if the amount inside red blood cells (RBCs) is negligible.

  9. Tumor marker - Wikipedia

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    Mainly pancreatic cancer, but also colorectal cancer and other types of gastrointestinal cancer. [12] CA-125: Mainly ovarian cancer, [13] but may also be elevated in for example endometrial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancer. [14] Calcitonin: medullary thyroid carcinoma [15] Calretinin