Common reference intervals for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in serum: Results from an IFCC multicenter study

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1593-1601

  Ceriotti, Ferruccio ^a   Henny, Joseph ^b   Queraltó, Josep ^c   Ziyu, Shen ^d   Özarda, Yeşim ^e   Chen, Baorong ^f   Boyd, James C ^g   Panteghini, Mauro ^h  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^e ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f Beijing Aerospace General Hospital   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamyl transferase; Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Reference intervals

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LABORATORIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751615234     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.315     Document Type: Article

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