“Normal” range of alanine aminotransferase levels for Asian population
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Upper Limits of Normal for Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels in Chinese Han Population
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity is the most common tool for the assessment of liver diseases. However, it is not clear whether the current normal ALT range really discriminate patients with or without liver diseases. The present study was to establish a new normal range of ALT and examine its ability to identify patients with hepatitis B or nonalcoholic f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0815-9319
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06603.x