High Incidence of Allograft Cirrhosis in Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Infection Following Transplantation: Relationship With Rejection Episodes

Fig. 2. Serum ALT levels at the end of follow-up in relation to the activity of hepatitis. Activity was determined by combining the HAI (Knodell) scores for periportal necrosis (0-6), lobular degeneration and necrosis (0-4), and portal inflammation (0-4), and defined as follows: 1-2, minimal; 3-6, mild; 7-10, moderate; 11-14, severe. Bars indicate the mean values. The normal range of values for ALT 0 to 40 U/L (dotted line). Serum ALT levels were lower in patients with minimal hepatitis than in those with mild, moderate, or severe hepatitis (P = .001), but did not differ between the latter groups.

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