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    Lipase



    Test Overview

    A Reference lipase Opens New Window test measures the amount of this Reference enzyme Opens New Window in a blood sample. High amounts of lipase may be found in the blood when the Reference pancreas Opens New Window is damaged or when the tube leading from the pancreas (pancreatic duct) to the beginning of the small intestine is blocked.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference April 8, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology


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