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Activity of adenosine deaminase and its isoforms in pleural fluid in tuberculous pleuritis.

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2002

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N. A. Andreasyan, Hripsime L. Hairapetian, Yelizaveta Sargisova, Sona Mardanyan, Lena T. Badalyan, Armen S. Khanoyan
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Abstract

The results clearly point up the value of using a total ADA activity assay in Armenian clinics for the differential diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. Determinations of the activity level of the ADA1 and ADA2 isoenzymes provide no diagnostic advantage over total ADA activity.