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Pro-insulin and C-peptide

These tests are used in the diagnosis of insulinomas. When insulin is produced, proinsulin and C peptide molecules (that make up part of the precursor molecule of insulin) are released into the bloodstream. Measurements of both are increased in insulinoma.

 
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