label: Increased pituitary glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit level
label_lc: increased pituitary glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit level
description: "An increased concentration of circulating alpha polypeptide of glycoprotein hormones (NCBI Gene 1081). This alpha subunit is common to luteinizing hormone (LH) , follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) , thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which are glycoprotein hormones composed of an identical alpha subunit together with a beta subunit that confers biological specificity. The alpha subunit is used as a marker for tumors that produce these hormones."