IT HAS been believed for decades that chronic alcoholism damages the hepatic parenchyma and may finally lead to cirrhosis of the liver. Available statistics show alcoholism to be an etiologic factor ...

This analysis indicates that the strategy of repeating LFTs in asymptomatic patients, advocated by current guidelines, is less sensitive and far more expensive than viral testing those patients born ...

MANY reports have been published regarding the outcome of liver-function tests both in healthy persons and in those with pathologic states. The data have shown considerable variation from one study to ...

Patients with persistently abnormal liver function tests but no serologic evidence of liver disease may nevertheless have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a study published in the ...

Elevated liver enzymes can occur for many reasons. Most often, elevated liver enzymes are temporary and resolve on their own without treatment. Occasionally, elevated liver enzymes require additional ...

whether human stem cells (i.e. special types of cells that can renew themselves and develop into many different cell types in the body) are beneficial in reducing death in people with decompensated ...

Table 1. Viral, genetic, and autoimmune diseases of the liver (tested for by a "liver panel"), their prevalence in the British population and diagnostic algorithms.* Disease Prevalence amongst adult ...