Persistent hypertransaminasemia (immunoglobulin-complexed aspartate aminotransferase) in an adolescent;Macrotransaminasemie chez un adolescent

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1191-1192

  Monfort Gouraud, M ^a   Hamza, A ^a   Nacer, K ^a   Barjonnet, G ^a   Tranie, V ^a   Devanlay, M ^b   Sauvageon, G ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Coulommiers   (France)

^b Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aminotransferase; Aspartate; Macroenzyme

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONVULSION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; SEIZURE; SEROLOGY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLIC DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; SEIZURES;

EID: 0033230385     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(00)86302-2     Document Type: Article

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