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Aldolase Test: Abnormal results
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As noted, aldolase is elevated in skeletal muscle diseases, such as muscular dystrophies. Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, the most common type of muscular dystrophy, will increase the aldolase level more than any other disease.
Nondisease conditions that affect the muscle, such as injury, gangrene, or an infection, can also increase the aldolase level. Also, strenuous exercise can temporarily increase a person's aldolase level.
Certain medications can increase the aldolase level, while others can decrease it. To interpret what the results of the aldolase test mean, a physician will evaluate the result, the person's clinical symptoms, and other tests that are more specific for muscle damage and disease.
— Nancy J. Nordenson
