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I have hepatitis c and i noticed on my last blood test my alt was 80 but ast was 41 anything to worry about dr said no?

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Dr. John Leander Po answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Need more info...: Factors such as additional testing for HCV viral load, other causes of elevated ALT, liver imaging and nature of the high ALT (rate of increase/ stability of the lab value) and clinical context are important to know. Though an elevated ALT can suggest HCV infection, it is difficult for any doc - other than the doc you saw, to know the significance of the elevated ALT at this point.

Answered 5/11/2014

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