Article
Causes of altered liver function tests - the role of alpha-1 antitrypsin.
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - 1 Sept 2016
Stollenwerk J, Schepke M, Biecker E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Altered liver function tests are a common finding in clinical practice. Our retrospective study aimed to identify the diagnoses in a non-selected cohort of patients with altered liver tests and to investigate whether alpha-1 antitrypsin genotyping should be part of the diagnostic workup. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 501 patients who were admitted to our outpatient clinic for further evaluation of altered...
Topics
- Biomarkers
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Germany
- Humans
- Liver Diseases
- Liver Function Tests
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Reproducibility of Results
- Risk Assessment
