MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Prealbumin, also known as thyroxine-binding prealbumin, or transthyretin, is a sensitive marker for assessing the severity of illness in children who have critical or chronic disease, and correlates with outcomes and recovery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prealbumin, known as transthyretin (TTR), is synthesized primarily in the liver and acts as a binding protein for thyroid hormones and retinol-binding protein.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prealbumin, also called transthyretin, is one of the major proteins in the blood and is produced primarily by the liver. Its functions are to carry thyroxine (the main thyroid hormone) and vitamin A throughout the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transthyretin (TTR) was previously called prealbumin because the band it formed on agarose gel electrophoresis at pH 8.6 was at the prealbumin position.

Detailed explanation-5: -Transthyretin (TTR), also known as prealbumin is a 55 kDa homo-tetrameric protein found in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid.