Histological features of chronic hepatitis B patients with normal alanine aminotransferase according to different criteria.
Rui HuangJiacheng LiuJian WangYuanwang QiuLi ZhuYiguang LiYilin LiuJie ZhanRuifei XueSuling JiangYu GengYawen WanMing LiMinxin MaoDongmei GaoYan GuYao ZhangShengxia YinXin TongJuan XiaXiaomin YanWeimao DingYuxin ChenJie LiChuanwu ZhuChao WuPublished in: Hepatology communications (2024)
Although a more stringent ALT ULN may reduce the risk of the presence of significant histological disease in patients with detectable HBV DNA, the rates of significant histological disease remain high. Persistently normal ALT levels are more important for excluding patients with CHB with a high probability of significant histological disease.