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What are the causes of a high amount of liver enzymes in blood?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Liver enzymes: Depends on the enzymes, such as in inflammation of liver (hepatitis) or failure (cirrhosis, as in alcohol).

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Answered 3/13/2019

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