Patterns of abnormal LFTs and their differential diagnosis
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Caveats<br />
• Can have liver disease despite normal <strong>LFTs</strong><br />
• HCV – 1:6 with persistently normal ALT<br />
will have significant pathology on liver bx<br />
Am J Gastro 2003;98:1588<br />
• Clear link between ALT level <strong>and</strong> liver<br />
mortality, even for values within the normal<br />
range<br />
Gastro 2009;136:477