Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may have normal alanine aminotransferase levels in spite of having advanced fibrosis, according to a new study. Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver ...

November 2, 2006 (Boston) — The currently accepted upper limit of normal for serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels is "artificially high," officials from the American Association for the Study ...

Background. Severe liver fibrosis is common in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) who have a high alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level. However, ...

For the first time in a liver test guideline, authors have defined a normal health serum serum alanine aminotransferase level The American College of Gastroenterology has issued new recommendations on ...

For patients with chronic viral hepatitis, clinicians instinctively rely on liver enzyme measurements to estimate disease activity and assess need for liver biopsy or antiviral treatment. Although ...

Revision of standard upper limits of normal to age-specific and sex-specific alanine aminotransferase parameters in children with chronic hepatitis B highlighted ALT fluctuations during childhood and ...

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients may exhibit liver fibrosis and other pathological changes despite normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT). This study aimed to assess the efficacy and ...

A liver enzyme known as ALT plays an important role in breaking down proteins in the digestive process. High levels of ALT in the blood can indicate liver issues. Implementing these strategies may ...

Hepatitis B virus Patients with chronic hepatitis B have a lower risk of hepatic events if they achieve normal on-treatment ALT in the first 12 months of NA treatment. Patients with chronic hepatitis ...

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may have normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in spite of having advanced fibrosis, according to a new study in the September issue of ...