Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is diagnosed by a combination of lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase and brain-type transferrin in cerebrospinal fluid

Conclusion L-PGDS and brain-type Tf can be biomarkers for diagnosing SIH. General significance L-PGDS and brain-type Tf biosynthesized in the brain appears to be markers for abnormal metabolism of CSF.
Source: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) General Subjects - Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research