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Should we be paying more attention to this marker of liver function?
Manage episode 480257746 series 5409
Liver disease is becoming more common, in particular fatty liver disease. It affects up to 1 in 3 Australian adults.
A common test – ALT or alanine transaminase – is used as a measure of liver health.
However there’s huge variation in what different labs considered concerning, meaning some people are being missed.
Guest/s
- Professor Simone Strasser, hepatologist and director of the Liver Foundation
1493 episodes
Manage episode 480257746 series 5409
Liver disease is becoming more common, in particular fatty liver disease. It affects up to 1 in 3 Australian adults.
A common test – ALT or alanine transaminase – is used as a measure of liver health.
However there’s huge variation in what different labs considered concerning, meaning some people are being missed.
Guest/s
- Professor Simone Strasser, hepatologist and director of the Liver Foundation
1493 episodes
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