End-stage renal disease and hepatitis C infection: comparison of alanine aminotransferase levels and liver histology in patients with and without renal damage

End-stage renal disease and hepatitis C infection: comparison of alanine aminotransferase levels and liver histology in patients with and without renal damage

Background and aim: To what extent the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are related to histological characteristics of liver damage caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) remains unclear.Methods: Patients with a positive anti-HCV...

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Main Authors: Ana M. Contreras, Isaac Ruiz, Gisela Polanco-Cruz, Francisco J. Monteón, Alfredo Celis, Gonzalo Vázquez, Efraín Gómez-Herrera, Jesús E. García-Correa, René Male-Velázquez, Sara Ruelas-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Liver biopsy
renal disease
hepatitis C
liver enzymes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119319532

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