Table 1.
Liver function tests
| Liver function test | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |||
| At diagnosis | Follow up | At diagnosis | Follow up | At diagnosis | Follow up | |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 424 | 347 | 437 | 207 | 936 | 311 |
| GGT (U/L) | 131 | 128 | 201 | 99 | 241 | 111 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 16.1 | 5.9 | 6.62 | 3.05 | 17.7 | 9.28 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | 12.8 | 4.9 | 4.61 | 1.99 | 13.5 | 7.7 |
| ALT (U/L) | 114 | 63 | 125 | 68 | 235 | 24 |
| AST (U/L) | 159 | 83 | 151 | 59 | 131 | 33 |
| INR | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.66 | |||
| Albumin (g/dL) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.68 | 4.13 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
GGT: γ glutamyl transferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; INR: International normalized ratio. Normal values: Alkaline phosphatase 35-104 U/L; GGT 0-38 U/L; Total bilirubin 0.3-1.2 mg/dL; Direct bilirubin 0-0.3 mg/dL; ALT 10-49 U/L; AST 0-34 U/L; Albumin 3.4-5.0 g/dL.