Issue: 2012 > April > case report

Isolated elevated aspartate aminotransferase: a surprising outcome for clinicians



CASE REPORT
R.R.L. Wener, F.J. Loupatty, W.E.M. Schouten
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Abstract

In this report a case of macro-aspartate aminotransferase in a 34-year-old pregnant woman is presented. Awareness of the existence of a macroenzyme is important because of their ability to cause diagnostic confusion, which leads to unnecessary investigations. Confirmation with a polyethylene glycol precipitation test is simple to perform and not expensive.