Laboratory values follow a distribution in that 95% of the “normal” population falls within two
standard deviations above or below the mean value. Therefore, 2.5% of the normal …

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a widely used index of liver integrity or hepatocellular
damage in clinics as well as a key enzyme in intermediatary metabolism. In this study, we …

Background: Clinical interpretation of laboratory results is an integral part of clinical
chemistry. However, the performance goals for assessing interpretative commenting in this …

Hipertransaminasemia en pacientes con negatividad de marcadores virales SciELO -
Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.96 número7 Nueva apreciación de los trastornos de …

The intragastric administration of ethanol as part of a lowcarbohydrate diet results in alcohol
hepatotoxicity. We aimed to investigate whether comparable liver injury can be achieved by …

We designed this study to assess the effect of storage time and temperature on the
international normalized ratio (INR) levels and plasma activities of vitamin K-dependent …

The albumin globulin ratio (A/G ratio) is meant to represent the ratio of alterations in serum
proteins, since, in liver disease, globulins (G) rise following serum albumin (SA) decrease …

Objectives: Significant decreases in the serum concentration of pyridoxal-5′-phosphate
(PLP) have been described in epileptic patients treated with anticonvulsant drugs. This …

We read the manuscript by Volzke et al.[1], where the authors investigated the relationship
among HCV and HBV infection and atherosclerosis, very carefully. In our opinion, the topic …

The intragastric administration of ethanol as part of a lowcarbohydrate diet results in alcohol
hepatotoxicity. We aimed to investigate whether comparable liver injury can be achieved by …