Metabolic investigations in patients with hepatitis B and C

AIM:To investigate the similarities and dissimilarities in patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C,clinically and metabolically. METHODS:Fifty patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection were included in this study, along with fifty healthy controls for comparison purposes.Intr...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2010-02, Vol.16 (5), p.603-607
Main Authors: Mastoi, Abdul Aziz, Devrajani, Bikha Ram, Shah, Syed Zulfiquar Ali, Rohopoto, Qasim, Memon, Sikander Ali, Baloch, Marya, Qureshi, Ghulam Ali, Sami, Waqas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alkaline Phosphatase - blood
Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood
Blood Chemical Analysis
Brief
Copper - blood
Creatine Kinase - blood
Female
Hepacivirus - metabolism
Hepatitis B - metabolism
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood
Hepatitis B virus - metabolism
Hepatitis C - metabolism
Humans
Iron - blood
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase - blood
Liver - metabolism
Male
Manganese - blood
Middle Aged
Zinc - blood
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Summary:AIM:To investigate the similarities and dissimilarities in patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C,clinically and metabolically. METHODS:Fifty patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection were included in this study, along with fifty healthy controls for comparison purposes.Intravenous blood(10 mL)samples from patients and healthy subjects were collected and made to clot before serum was separated and immediately levels of the enzymes,alkaline phosphatase(ALK),creatinine phosphokinase(C...
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v16.i5.603