You can also look up a word by clicking on the letter it begins with in the chart below. An abnormal protein that may be found in liver cancer. AFP levels that are slightly abnormal may be seen in persons with chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis. The abbreviation for alanine aminotransferase, an enzyme found in high levels in the blood when the liver is inflammed. A substance produced by the body in response to an infection.
Antibodies help fight infections, thus producing immunity to the infecting organism.
Some antibodies, like the hepatitis C antibody, are not effective in neutralizing the organism and are not markers of recovery. The abbreviation for aspartate aminotransferase, an enzyme found in high levels in the blood when the liver is inflammed. Free of symptoms. Cirrhosis may be caused by viruses, alcohol, inherited metabolic diseases or drugs. The abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, the substance that is the building block of all living things.