Serum isoenzyme measurements are useful in diagnosis because
A) the composition of the serum changes specifically with specific diseases.
B) different tissues may contain different isoenzymes and any damage to a particular tissue releases only its characteristic isoenzymes into serum.
C) different tissues may have the same isoenzyme composition and a given disease specifically releases only certain disease-specific isoenzymes into serum.
D) the disease process causes the damaged tissue to synthesize and release specific isoenzymes as a defense mechanism specific for a given disease.
E) isoenzyme measurements are expensive and are a good way for hospitals to increase their profits.
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