Objective:: to examine the frequency of hepatic transaminase elevations in infants with acute gastroenteritis. Methods: Over a 8- weeks period, 35 of 130 infants admitted with acute gastroenteritis ...

Elevated liver enzymes -- which refer to an increase in alanine transferase, or ALT, and aspartate transferase (AST) -- aren't an uncommon cause of pediatric gastroenterology referrals. Here's a look ...

Liver enzymes are proteins in your liver that speed up chemical reactions. If your liver is damaged, blood tests will show abnormally high levels of these enzymes circulating in your bloodstream.

Wilson disease is a rare autosomal recessive condition that affects between 1/30,000 and 1/100,000 individuals. Kinnear Wilson first described the disorder as hepatolenticular degeneration in 1912. In ...

Have you ever been told during a medical check-up that you need a liver function test and felt puzzled by terms like ALT, AST, and Total Bilirubin? You're not alone. Many people are unfamiliar with ...

November 2, 2006 (Boston) — The currently accepted upper limit of normal for serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels is "artificially high," officials from the American Association for the Study ...

Did your last routine visit to the doctor result in finding about elevated liver enzymes? Well, it could have, as high levels of liver enzymes are among common findings of blood tests. So what does it ...

Routine liver function tests (LFTs) typically comprise alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bilirubin, ...