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Relation of ALT and AST levels to the histopathological changes in liver biopsies of patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2015
Khattab Hany, Fouad Ahmed, Hamza Maya, Mohey Mohammad A, El-Akel Wafaa, Ghoneim Hossam, Abul-Fotouh Amr, Esmat Gamal
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Worldwide, Egypt has a high prevalence of adult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity is most commonly measured to assess hepatic disease. The revision of the definition of the normal limits for the ALT level is advisable. The aim of this work was to compare the histopathological changes in the liver tissue biopsies of HCV-infected patients,...
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