Clinical significance of benign liver function abnormality

Xu HAN; Jia LI; Qingfang XIONG; Yongfeng YANG

doi:10.12449/JCH240231

Volume 40 Issue 2

Feb. 2024

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Clinical significance of benign liver function abnormality

DOI: 10.12449/JCH240231

Xu HAN^{1, 2, 3},
Jia LI^{1, 3},
Qingfang XIONG²,
Yongfeng YANG^{2
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1.
Department of Gastroenterology，Tianjin Second People’s Hospital，Tianjin 300192，China
2.
Department of Hepatology，Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine/Nanjing Second Hospital，Nanjing 210003，China
3.
Tianjin Institute of Hepatology，Tianjin 300192，China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (81970454);

Key Project of Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission (ZD2021061)

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Corresponding author: YANG Yongfeng， yangyongfeng@njucm.edu.cn （ORCID： 0000-0002-3214-0038）
Received Date: 2023-06-11
Accepted Date: 2023-07-26
Published Date: 2024-02-19

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Abstract

Biochemical liver function tests are important methods to determine liver function in clinical practice， but abnormal liver biochemical parameters are not completely equivalent to liver damage. Some genetic and immune factors can also cause abnormal liver biochemical parameters， but with good prognosis in most cases. This article summarizes the causes of some benign abnormal liver biochemical parameters， so as to help clinicians to broaden their thinking of diagnosis and treatment， take into account genetic and immune factors， and avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment.
- Liver Diseases,
- Diagnosis,
- Liver Function Tests

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