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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Tenofovir amibufenamide treatment demonstrates significant efficacy in chronic HBV-infected patients with normal ALT levels and shows a favorable safety profile regarding bone, renal, and lipid ...

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a liver enzyme, and high levels can indicate liver damage. Dietary and lifestyle steps to lower ALT levels may help the liver recover. This article looks at what ALT ...

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 ...

Combination antiviral therapy is the standard treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C and raised alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. The safety and efficacy of antiviral therapy among ...

Some of the patients with progressive liver disease caused by HBV infection were treated with the antiviral drugs lamivudine and entecavir. The use of lamivudine or entecavir might result in mutant ...