Gamma-glutamyltransferase and alcoholic hepatic disease.

Authors

  • P Andrade Centro de Gastrenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra.
  • M L Rocha
  • C Sofia
  • M L Pragana
  • M R Oliveira
  • F Portela
  • G Monteiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.3219

Abstract

Accepting the principle that Gama-gt values are elevated in alcoholic patients, the authors attempted to find out if that enzyme might be helpful in distinguishing alcoholics with or without hepatic morphologic lesion. 110 alcoholic patients with and 57 without histologically proved hepatic lesion were studied. The authors conclude that a single determination of Gama-gt lacks specificity to detect, among the alcoholic individuals, those who already carry a morphologic, nonreversible lesion.

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Andrade P, Rocha ML, Sofia C, Pragana ML, Oliveira MR, Portela F, Monteiro G. Gamma-glutamyltransferase and alcoholic hepatic disease. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 1992 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];5(3):119-23. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3219

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Arquivo Histórico