Hepatitis C Virus

Chronic hepatitis C can involve persistently normal Ala transaminase levels

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 10th, 2006

According to a study from the United States, chronic hepatitis C can involve persistently normal Ala transaminase (ALT) levels.

"Many patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) have persistently normal serum ALT levels. We compared characteristics of chronic hepatitis C patients with patients with normal and elevated ALT levels using data from 3 randomized phase III trials of peginterferon alfa-2a (40 kDa)," wrote M.L. Shiffman and colleagues, Virginia Commonwealth University.

They continued, "The characteristics of 480 patients with normal ALT values (on 2:3 occasions without any increases in ALT level over a 6- to 18-month period) and:1993...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-07-10)

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