Hep C Treatment Alt Ast Normal Level

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HCV Treatment options ALT normal

I have recently been diagnosed with active HepC after donating blood. My present HCV RNA, PCR (copies/ml is 1,020,000 and my HCV RNA, PCR (IU/ml is 379,000. My alt is 29. My GI doctor says that since he will not treat me because people with normal...

Response from Michael Fried, M.D.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Normal ALT does not guarantee the absence of active liver disease. I usually biopsy my patients with normal ALT which often helps guide how aggressive one should be with treatment. Recent data suggests that normal ALT patients respond as well to... Read more »

is this acute or chronic hep-c

I am a health care worker.Back in 1992 I had some mild increase in LFT ALT 60 hepatitis-c antibody... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

HIV and HEPC

I have been told to go to a gastroentologist since my liver enzymes levels are elevated; sgot@43... Read more »

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