Transaminitis is the laboratory signature of hepatocyte injury: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), enzymes that normally live inside liver cells, spill into circulation when those cells are damaged or dying
About 7.5% of patients had vitamin D deficiency within 6 months, and this grew to 13.6% (approximately 1 in 7 patients) after 12 months
To this end, the breakdown product of serotonin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), is a promising differentiating metabolite in various disease states, reflecting the activity of the serotonin metabolic pathway (Clark et al., 2017)
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Patients and healthcare professionals can report suspected side effects to medicines via the Yellow Card Scheme at yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk or via the Yellow Card app