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Elevated troponin levels are prognostically important in many of the conditions in which they are used for diagnosis. [36] In a community-based cohort study indicating the importance of silent cardiac damage, troponin I has been shown to predict mortality and first coronary heart disease event in men free from cardiovascular disease at baseline ...
Troponin I is a biomarker that responds to treatment interventions. Reductions in troponin I levels proved to reduce the risk of future CVD. [23] [24] [25] High sensitive troponin I used as a screening tool to assess a person's cardiovascular risk and has the potential to reduce the growing cost burden of the healthcare system. [26]
Test Sensitivity and specificity Approximate peak Description Troponin test: The most sensitive and specific test for myocardial damage. Because it has increased specificity compared with CK-MB, troponin is composed of 3 proteins- Troponin C, Cardic troponin I, and Cardiac troponin T. Troponin I especially has a high affinity for myocardial injury.
[5] [6] [7] It is a tissue-specific subtype of troponin I, which in turn is a part of the troponin complex. Gene TNNI1 , troponin I type 1 (skeletal muscle, slow), also known as TNN1 and SSTNI , is located at 1q31.3 in the human chromosomal genome, encoding the slow twitch skeletal muscle isoform of troponin I (ssTnI), the inhibitory subunit of ...
Troponin I, fast skeletal muscle is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNNI2 gene. [5] [6]The TNNI2 gene is located at 11p15.5 in the human chromosomal genome, encoding the fast twitch skeletal muscle troponin I (fsTnI). fsTnI is a 21.3 kDa protein consisting of 182 amino acids including the first methionine with an isoelectric point (pI) of 8.74.
Cardiac muscle troponin T (cTnT) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNNT2 gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Cardiac TnT is the tropomyosin -binding subunit of the troponin complex, which is located on the thin filament of striated muscles and regulates muscle contraction in response to alterations in intracellular calcium ion concentration.
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Troponin I, cardiac muscle is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNNI3 gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is a tissue-specific subtype of troponin I , which in turn is a part of the troponin complex . The TNNI3 gene encoding cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is located at 19q13.4 in the human chromosomal genome.