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. 2016 Feb 2;12(1):1–9. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2016.57577

Table II.

Metabolism of chromogranin A. Neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine diseases with elevated chromogranin A concentration in serum

Neuroendocrine diseases Non-neuroendocrine diseases

  1. Pheochromocytoma

  2. Neuroblastoma

  3. Medullary thyroid carcinoma

  4. Pituitary adenomas (acromegaly)

  5. Primary hyperparathyroidism

  6. Hormonal activity of fetal placenta

  7. Hypercortisolism

  1. Renal failure

  2. Chronic atrophic gastritis type A

  3. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis

  4. Rheumatoid arthritis

  5. Parkinson's disease

  6. Steroid treatment