Table 2.

Results of haematological and serum chemical laboratory tests

Laboratory data	Previous visit (1 month before this visit)	This visit	Before liver biopsy (2 weeks after visit)
Bilirubin, total (mg/dL)	0.67	0.5	0.67
Bilirubin, direct (mg/dL)	0.3	0.3	0.44
Albumin (g/dL)	4.5	4.4	4.1
Globulin (g/dL)	2.4	2.3	2.7
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	33	88	97
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	78	188	222
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	69	113	152
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)			461
α-Fetoprotein (IU/mL)			1.48
CA19-9 (IU/mL)			0.83
CEA (ng/mL)			0.85

CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen.