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ALAT

English translation: ALT (alanine aminotransferase)

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French term or phrase:	ALAT
English translation:	ALT (alanine aminotransferase)
Entered by:	Thomas Ochiltree

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21:32 Mar 24, 2006

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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals

French term or phrase: ALAT

A patient suffering with hepatitis, neuropenia, thrombopenia has the following readings: ASAT 132, ALAT 199, PA 159.

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ALT (alanine aminotransferase)

Explanation:
liver enzyme test, in French ALAT. In English the new name is ALT (alanine aminotransferase)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-24 23:54:41 GMT)
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SGPT(serum glutamopyruvic transaminase) is now ALT (alanine aminotransferase) or ALAT in French; SGOT (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase) is now AST (asparate aminotransferase) or ASAT in French.

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Note added at 369 jours (2007-03-29 13:10:08 GMT) Post-grading
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please correct one letter typo:
AST is aspartate aminotransferase (and NOT asparate).

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ALT (alanine aminotransferase)

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Debbie Tacium Ladry

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-> merc Debbie

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algtranslator

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-> merci algtranslator

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Janet Ratziu

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-> merci Janet

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Drmanu49

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-> merci Drmanu49

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xxxsarahl: I think GPT is more common in French. That's what I always used.

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-> Thanks sarahl. Yes, what was SGPT(serum glutamopyruvic transaminase) is now ALT (alanine aminotransferase) or ALAT in French.

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irat56

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ACOZ

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Elizabeth Lyons

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-> thank you Elizabeth

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Antonio Lacerda de Barros

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Bourth: Yep, too much of them in my blood (overeating, fatty liver) for them to want my donations, until recently when they came up with a new test that discounts serious liver disease.

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-> I do hope you are thriving now. Curiosity:what is the new test?

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marie-christine périé

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-> merci marie-christine

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IC --

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