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Calcitonin

Also known as: Human calcitonin, Thyrocalcitonin
Formal name: Calcitonin
Related tests: RET oncogene, Calcium
At A Glance
 
Why get tested?
To help diagnose and monitor C-cell hyperplasia and medullary thyroid cancer; to screen those at risk for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2)

When to get tested?
When your doctor suspects that you have or when you are being treated for medullary thyroid cancer, or when a family member has medullary thyroid cancer or MEN 2


Sample required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm



This article was last reviewed on November 24, 2008
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