Healthy Ranges for Alanine Aminotransferase Levels
Authors: Daniele Prati, Agostino Colli, Dario Conte
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters21 January 2003Healthy Ranges for Alanine Aminotransferase LevelsDaniele Prati, MD, Agostino Colli, MD, and Dario Conte, MDDaniele Prati, MDIRCCS Ospedale Maggiore; 20122 Milan, Italy (Prati)Ospedale A. Manzoni; 29300 Lecco, Italy (Colli)University of Milan; 20122 Milan, Italy (Conte)Search for more papers by this author, Agostino Colli, MDIRCCS Ospedale Maggiore; 20122 Milan, Italy (Prati)Ospedale A. Manzoni; 29300 Lecco, Italy (Colli)University of Milan; 20122 Milan, Italy (Conte)Search for more papers by this author, and Dario Conte, MDIRCCS Ospedale Maggiore; 20122 Milan, Italy (Prati)Ospedale A. Manzoni; 29300 Lecco, Italy (Colli)University of Milan; 20122 Milan, Italy (Conte)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-2-200301210-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We welcome the opportunity to address points raised by Dr. Kaplan (1), Dr. Senior, and Dr. De Rosa and colleagues. We did not aim to propose a new test for HCV screening; high-performance antibody assays are already available for HCV. Rather, we tried to refine a tool for the identification and follow-up of persons with any type of liver disease. We did not use ALT levels to screen donors for anti-HCV; we used them to monitor anti-HCVpositive patients over time. We choose this population only as an example, since the results of tests for serum HCV RNA are ...References1. Kaplan MM. Alanine aminotransferase levels: what's normal? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:49-51. [PMID: 12093245] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Angulo P. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:1221-31. [PMID: 11961152] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Daniele Prati, MD; Agostino Colli, MD; Dario Conte, MDAffiliations: IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore; 20122 Milan, Italy (Prati)Ospedale A. Manzoni; 29300 Lecco, Italy (Colli)University of Milan; 20122 Milan, Italy (Conte) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUpdated Definitions of Healthy Ranges for Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels Daniele Prati , Emanuela Taioli , Alberto Zanella , Emanuela Della Torre , Sonia Butelli , Emanuela Del Vecchio , Luciana Vianello , Francesco Zanuso , Fulvio Mozzi , Silvano Milani , Dario Conte , Massimo Colombo , and Girolamo Sirchia Healthy Ranges for Alanine Aminotransferase Levels John R. Senior Healthy Ranges for Alanine Aminotransferase Levels Francesco G. De Rosa , Stefano Bonora , and Giovanni Di Perri Metrics Cited byScreening e studio delle epatopatie croniche nei donatori di sangue 21 January 2003Volume 138, Issue 2Page: 157KeywordsAlanine aminotransferaseDietLaboratory testsLiverLiver diseasesLiver fibrosisNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseRNASteatosisViremia ePublished: 21 January 2003 Issue Published: 21 January 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...