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Gamma-Glutamyltranspeptidase - Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase


Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

For men, the healthy values for GGT are 2 to 30 U/L.

For women, the healthy range is 1 to 24 U/L.

Abnormal levels of GGT can be found in the following conditions:

  • Alcoholism
  • Brain tumor
  • Diabetes
  • Gallbladder disease or other diseases of the biliary system
  • Heart attack
  • Liver diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, or cancer
  • Mononucleosis
  • Pancreatitis
  • In addition, certain medicines that are used to prevent seizures such as tegretol, phenobarbital, and dilantin may be related to abnormal levels of GGT.


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