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Macro-aspartate Aminotransferase: Misleading Finding in a Patient with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Persistent elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity in serum due to the presence of a macro-enzyme form of AST (macro-AST) may lead to diagnostic confusion in many clinical conditions, particularly in those associated with chronic liver disease. We present a case of macro-AST in a pati...
Autores principales: | Sharma, Neha, Darr, Umar, Darr, Amir, Sood, Gagan K |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6716764/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31497458 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5042 |
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