Hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers with normal aminotransferase levels often show histological chronic hepatitis. This study was undertaken to determine the effect of interferon (IFN) in such patients. Nineteen HCV carriers with normal aminotransferase activities and chronic hepatitis were randomized
Effectiveness of Interferon Treatment for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Normal Aminotransferase Levels
โ Scribed by Misako Ohmiya; Jun Hayashi; Kumiko Ueno; Norihiro Furusyo; Yasunori Sawayama; Yasunobu Kawakami; Naoko Kinukawa; Seizaburo Kashiwagi
- Book ID
- 110225344
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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## Abstract Studies were undertaken to investigate whether interferon therapy could induce hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriage with normal serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values using an assay that combined reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. The subjects studied were 53 patients
Approximately 30% of patients with chronic hepatitis C have normal serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and another 40% have ALT levels that are less than twice the upper limit of the normal range. Most patients with normal ALT levels have mild degrees of inflammation with mild or no fibrosis