Table 2.

Correlation between serum keratin concentrations and standard liver markers in the immediate posttransplant period.

	Day +1			Day +3			Day +6
	AST (IU/L)	ALT (IU/L)	Bilirubin (mg/dL)	AST (IU/L)	ALT (IU/L)	Bilirubin (mg/dL)	AST (IU/L)	ALT (IU/L)	Bilirubin (mg/dL)
CYFRA 21-1 (U/L)	0.273	0.152	0.681∗	0.618∗	0.409	0.191	0.451	0.183	0.781∗∗
TPS (U/L)	0.855∗∗	0.818∗∗	0.401	0.900∗∗	0.818∗∗	0.182	0.724∗∗	0.320	0.603∗
M30 (U/L)	0.661∗	0.697∗	0.602	0.691∗	0.655∗	0.382	0.287	0.078	0.461

CYFRA 21-1, keratin-19 fragment; TPS, tissue polypeptide specific antigen (keratin-18); M30, neoepitope generated during apoptosis in caspase-cleaved keratin-18; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.^∗P < 0.05 and ^∗∗P < 0.005.