United Arab Emirates
BIOSAM
GPT / ALT
United Arab Emirates75 ml
75 ml
— Test information
What does this test measure?
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/GPT), a transaminase whose highest concentrations are found in the liver and kidney.
Why is it ordered?
Serum ALT is elevated in hepatitis and other liver disease with necrosis (mononucleosis, cholestasis, cirrhosis, liver metastases, drug effects) and may also rise in skeletal or cardiac muscle disease.
Normal range
37 ºC: up to 41 U/L (up to 65 U/L with pyridoxal phosphate)
Sample type
Serum or plasma
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