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- Title
AST/ALT ratio predicts cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
- Authors
Sheth, S G; Flamm, S L; Gordon, F D; Chopra, S
- Abstract
A liver biopsy is necessary to grade and stage chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In a previous study of patients with nonalcoholic liver disease, an aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio >1 suggested cirrhosis. We sought to examine the value of the AST/ALT ratio in distinguishing cirrhotic patients with chronic HCV infection from noncirrhotic patients and to correlate the ratio with the grade and stage of hepatitis and other biochemical indices.
- Publication
The American journal of gastroenterology, 1998, Vol 93, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.044_c.x