Utility of α-glutathione S-transferase assessment in chronic hepatitis C patients with near normal alanine aminotransferase levels

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 297-301

  Giannini, Edoardo ^a   Risso, Domenico ^b   Ceppa, Paola ^b   Botta, Federica ^a   Chiarbonello, Bruno ^a   Fasoli, Alberto ^a   Malfatti, Federica ^a   Romagnoli, Paola ^a   Lantieri, Pasquale B ^b   Testa, Roberto ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Gastroenterology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutathione S transferase; Alanine aminotransferase; HCV RNA; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033844304     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(00)00080-1     Document Type: Article

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