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alpha-Glutathione S-transferase levels in chronic hepatitis C infection and the effect of alpha-interferon therapy.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 30 Sept 1996
Thorburn D, Bird G L, Spence E, MacSween R N, Mills P R
Abstract excerpt
Serum alpha-glutathione S-transferase (alpha-GST) has been shown to be a sensitive marker of liver injury. We compared the relationship of both serum alpha-GST and alanine transaminase (ALT) with liver biopsy inflammatory activity in patients who had chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV), and examined the effects of alpha-interferon therapy on serum alpha-GST and ALT concentrations. Of 32 patients with chronic HCV...
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