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A 50-year-old man has been referred to the Liver Clinic by his GP following the discovery of a mildly elevated ALT on a routine blood test. He has a past medical history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. There is no history of ischaemic heart disease, neuropathy or retinopathy, and his regular medication includes metformin and amlodipine. He drinks less than 10 units of alcohol per week and denies any heavy alcohol consumption in the past.
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Loo, L.E.J., Singh, S., Sieberhagen, C. (2017). Assessment of Liver Function. In: Cross, T. (eds) Liver Disease in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43126-0_1
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