Research Article
Serum Inter-Alpha-Trypsin Inhibitor Heavy Chain 4 (ITIH4) in Children with Chronic Hepatitis C: Relation to Liver Fibrosis and Viremia
Table 1
Laboratory and histopathological characteristics of the studied patients.
| | Parameter | HCV patients () |
| | Liver function tests | | | Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | | | Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | | | Albumin (g/dL) | | | Alanine transaminase (U/L) | | | Aspartate transaminase (U/L) | | | Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L) | | | Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | | | Fibrosis stage | | | F1 | 13 (39.4) | | F2 | 15 (45.4) | | F3 | 5 (15.2) | | Activity grade | | | Minimal (A1–A3) | 11 (33.3) | | Mild (A4–A8) | 22 (66.7) | | Steatosis | 8 (24.2) |
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