CORRELATION OF SERUM ALANINE AMINO TRANSFERASE WITH VIRAL LOAD IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C PATIENTS

Abstract
Objective: To determine the correlation of serum alanine amino transferase with viral load in chronic hepatitis C patients.
Material & Methods: 114 patients were included in this study that fulfilled the criteria of diagnosis of chronic hepatitis
C i.e. raised serum ALT and positive anti HCV antibodies by ELISA.
Results: Out of 114 patients included in the study 58(50.9%) were males and 56(49.1%) were females. The mean age
was 34.61±11.35 years. The mean serum alanine amino transferase (ALT) level was found to be 61.39±40.59 and viral
load found to be 115000±12970. The correlation coefficient “r” between serum alanine transaminase and viral load
was found to be .035 which is less than the predicted i.e. 1.
Conclusion: No significant correlation was found between the serum alanine amino transferase and viral load in chronic
Hepatitis C patients
Key words: Serum ALT, Viral Load , chronic hepatitis C.