A clinician is assessing the concentration of visceral proteins in a client's body; the client was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Which visceral protein would most likely be elevated in this condition?

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Prealbumin (also known as transthyretin) is a visceral protein that is synthesized mainly in the liver and serves as a transporter of thyroxine and retinol. Its levels are known to decrease in inflammatory conditions, malnutrition, and chronic liver disease. However, in some cases of cancer (such as Hodgkin's lymphoma), prealbumin levels can actually increase as an acute phase reactant, possibly due to increased synthesis by cancer cells or liver. Therefore, prealbumin is the most likely visceral protein to be elevated in this condition.

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