Patients with chronic hepatitis C have low bone mass associated with increased bone resorption, and some relationship can be expected between serum aminotransferase levels and the degree of bone mass loss.
Bone mass may be improved and bone turnover normalized in patients who respond to antiviral therapy. Elevated serum sTRFR-55 levels may play a role in the bone mass loss of these patients.
Autor: Redondo-Cerezo E, Casado-Caballero F, Martin-Rodriguez JL, Hernandez-Quero J, …
