The dilemma of disease progression in hepatitis C patients with normal serum aminotransferase levels
β Scribed by Kenneth R Hirsch; Teresa L Wright
- Book ID
- 117013017
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 109
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1555-7162
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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
An important group of patients with chronic hepatitis C have normal serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels despite having hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA detectable in serum. These patients are typically identified after donating blood and being found to be positive for antibody to HCV (anti-HCV).