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==Overview==
==Overview==
Effective measures for the primary prevention of liver lesions include limited use of OCP's, vaccination for hepatis, alcohol cessation, especially in cirrhotic patients, avoidance of hepatotoxic drugs, physical exercise, smoking cessation, adequate caloric intake, prevention of [[obesity]], screening of blood donors for [[Hepatitis B]], [[Hepatitis C]]
==Primary Prevention==
==Primary Prevention==
Liver lesions can be prevented by:<ref name="pmid19759364">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chang MH, You SL, Chen CJ, Liu CJ, Lee CM, Lin SM, Chu HC, Wu TC, Yang SS, Kuo HS, Chen DS |title=Decreased incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B vaccinees: a 20-year follow-up study |journal=J. Natl. Cancer Inst. |volume=101 |issue=19 |pages=1348–55 |year=2009 |pmid=19759364 |doi=10.1093/jnci/djp288 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23451000">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wiegand J, Berg T |title=The etiology, diagnosis and prevention of liver cirrhosis: part 1 of a series on liver cirrhosis |journal=Dtsch Arztebl Int |volume=110 |issue=6 |pages=85–91 |year=2013 |pmid=23451000 |pmc=3583179 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2013.0085 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25995680">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=2014 Korean Liver Cancer Study Group-National Cancer Center Korea practice guideline for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma |journal=Korean J Radiol |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=465–522 |year=2015 |pmid=25995680 |pmc=4435981 |doi=10.3348/kjr.2015.16.3.465 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11575982">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kuffner EK, Dart RC, Bogdan GM, Hill RE, Casper E, Darton L |title=Effect of maximal daily doses of acetaminophen on the liver of alcoholic patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=161 |issue=18 |pages=2247–52 |year=2001 |pmid=11575982 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3565791">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mazoit JX, Sandouk P, Zetlaoui P, Scherrmann JM |title=Pharmacokinetics of unchanged morphine in normal and cirrhotic subjects |journal=Anesth. Analg. |volume=66 |issue=4 |pages=293–8 |year=1987 |pmid=3565791 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17970833">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wörns MA, Teufel A, Kanzler S, Shrestha A, Victor A, Otto G, Lohse AW, Galle PR, Höhler T |title=Incidence of HAV and HBV infections and vaccination rates in patients with autoimmune liver diseases |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=103 |issue=1 |pages=138–46 |year=2008 |pmid=17970833 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01609.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15940414">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chu CM, Liaw YF |title=Increased incidence of fulminant hepatic failure in previously unrecognized HBsAg carriers with acute hepatitis independent of etiology |journal=Infection |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=136–9 |year=2005 |pmid=15940414 |doi=10.1007/s15010-005-4094-4 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21540206">{{cite journal |vauthors=Eckman MH, Kaiser TE, Sherman KE |title=The cost-effectiveness of screening for chronic hepatitis B infection in the United States |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume=52 |issue=11 |pages=1294–306 |year=2011 |pmid=21540206 |pmc=3097367 |doi=10.1093/cid/cir199 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9462221">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bellentani S, Saccoccio G, Costa G, Tiribelli C, Manenti F, Sodde M, Saveria Crocè L, Sasso F, Pozzato G, Cristianini G, Brandi G |title=Drinking habits as cofactors of risk for alcohol induced liver damage. The Dionysos Study Group |journal=Gut |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=845–50 |year=1997 |pmid=9462221 |pmc=1891602 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23343065">{{cite journal |vauthors=Friedmann PD |title=Clinical practice. Alcohol use in adults |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=368 |issue=4 |pages=365–73 |year=2013 |pmid=23343065 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp1204714 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12799931">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tegeder I, Geisslinger G, Lötsch J |title=[Therapy with opioids in liver or renal failure] |language=German |journal=Schmerz |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=183–95 |year=1999 |pmid=12799931 |doi=10.1007/s004829900019 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7657281">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zimmerman HJ, Maddrey WC |title=Acetaminophen (paracetamol) hepatotoxicity with regular intake of alcohol: analysis of instances of therapeutic misadventure |journal=Hepatology |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=767–73 |year=1995 |pmid=7657281 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21126792">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zein CO, Unalp A, Colvin R, Liu YC, McCullough AJ |title=Smoking and severity of hepatic fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=753–9 |year=2011 |pmid=21126792 |pmc=3060962 |doi=10.1016/j.jhep.2010.07.040 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5635674">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS, Rubin E |title=Alcoholic fatty liver in man on a high protein and low fat diet |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=200–6 |year=1968 |pmid=5635674 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20034049">{{cite journal |vauthors=Modi AA, Feld JJ, Park Y, Kleiner DE, Everhart JE, Liang TJ, Hoofnagle JH |title=Increased caffeine consumption is associated with reduced hepatic fibrosis |journal=Hepatology |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=201–9 |year=2010 |pmid=20034049 |pmc=2801884 |doi=10.1002/hep.23279 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid6421159">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mendenhall CL, Anderson S, Weesner RE, Goldberg SJ, Crolic KA |title=Protein-calorie malnutrition associated with alcoholic hepatitis. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Alcoholic Hepatitis |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=76 |issue=2 |pages=211–22 |year=1984 |pmid=6421159 |doi= |url=}}</ref> <ref name="pmid20072996">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wedemeyer H, Hofmann WP, Lueth S, Malinski P, Thimme R, Tacke F, Wiegand J |title=[ALT screening for chronic liver diseases: scrutinizing the evidence] |language=German |journal=Z Gastroenterol |volume=48 |issue=1 |pages=46–55 |year=2010 |pmid=20072996 |doi=10.1055/s-0028-1109980 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21256904">{{cite journal |vauthors=Breitling LP, Claessen H, Drath C, Arndt V, Brenner H |title=Gamma-glutamyltransferase, general and cause-specific mortality in 19,000 construction workers followed over 20 years |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=55 |issue=3 |pages=594–601 |year=2011 |pmid=21256904 |doi=10.1016/j.jhep.2010.12.029 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19967717">{{cite journal |vauthors=Claessen H, Brenner H, Drath C, Arndt V |title=Gamma-glutamyltransferase and disability pension: a cohort study of construction workers in Germany |journal=Hepatology |volume=51 |issue=2 |pages=482–90 |year=2010 |pmid=19967717 |doi=10.1002/hep.23324 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19670414">{{cite journal |vauthors=Haring R, Wallaschofski H, Nauck M, Dörr M, Baumeister SE, Völzke H |title=Ultrasonographic hepatic steatosis increases prediction of mortality risk from elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels |journal=Hepatology |volume=50 |issue=5 |pages=1403–11 |year=2009 |pmid=19670414 |doi=10.1002/hep.23135 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18684170">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bell BP, Manos MM, Zaman A, Terrault N, Thomas A, Navarro VJ, Dhotre KB, Murphy RC, Van Ness GR, Stabach N, Robert ME, Bower WA, Bialek SR, Sofair AN |title=The epidemiology of newly diagnosed chronic liver disease in gastroenterology practices in the United States: results from population-based surveillance |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=103 |issue=11 |pages=2727–36; quiz 2737 |year=2008 |pmid=18684170 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02071.x |url=}}</ref>  
Effective measures for the primary prevention of liver lesions include:<ref name="pmid19759364">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chang MH, You SL, Chen CJ, Liu CJ, Lee CM, Lin SM, Chu HC, Wu TC, Yang SS, Kuo HS, Chen DS |title=Decreased incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B vaccinees: a 20-year follow-up study |journal=J. Natl. Cancer Inst. |volume=101 |issue=19 |pages=1348–55 |year=2009 |pmid=19759364 |doi=10.1093/jnci/djp288 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23451000">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wiegand J, Berg T |title=The etiology, diagnosis and prevention of liver cirrhosis: part 1 of a series on liver cirrhosis |journal=Dtsch Arztebl Int |volume=110 |issue=6 |pages=85–91 |year=2013 |pmid=23451000 |pmc=3583179 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2013.0085 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25995680">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=2014 Korean Liver Cancer Study Group-National Cancer Center Korea practice guideline for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma |journal=Korean J Radiol |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=465–522 |year=2015 |pmid=25995680 |pmc=4435981 |doi=10.3348/kjr.2015.16.3.465 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11575982">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kuffner EK, Dart RC, Bogdan GM, Hill RE, Casper E, Darton L |title=Effect of maximal daily doses of acetaminophen on the liver of alcoholic patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=161 |issue=18 |pages=2247–52 |year=2001 |pmid=11575982 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3565791">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mazoit JX, Sandouk P, Zetlaoui P, Scherrmann JM |title=Pharmacokinetics of unchanged morphine in normal and cirrhotic subjects |journal=Anesth. Analg. |volume=66 |issue=4 |pages=293–8 |year=1987 |pmid=3565791 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17970833">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wörns MA, Teufel A, Kanzler S, Shrestha A, Victor A, Otto G, Lohse AW, Galle PR, Höhler T |title=Incidence of HAV and HBV infections and vaccination rates in patients with autoimmune liver diseases |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=103 |issue=1 |pages=138–46 |year=2008 |pmid=17970833 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01609.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15940414">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chu CM, Liaw YF |title=Increased incidence of fulminant hepatic failure in previously unrecognized HBsAg carriers with acute hepatitis independent of etiology |journal=Infection |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=136–9 |year=2005 |pmid=15940414 |doi=10.1007/s15010-005-4094-4 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21540206">{{cite journal |vauthors=Eckman MH, Kaiser TE, Sherman KE |title=The cost-effectiveness of screening for chronic hepatitis B infection in the United States |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume=52 |issue=11 |pages=1294–306 |year=2011 |pmid=21540206 |pmc=3097367 |doi=10.1093/cid/cir199 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9462221">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bellentani S, Saccoccio G, Costa G, Tiribelli C, Manenti F, Sodde M, Saveria Crocè L, Sasso F, Pozzato G, Cristianini G, Brandi G |title=Drinking habits as cofactors of risk for alcohol induced liver damage. The Dionysos Study Group |journal=Gut |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=845–50 |year=1997 |pmid=9462221 |pmc=1891602 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23343065">{{cite journal |vauthors=Friedmann PD |title=Clinical practice. Alcohol use in adults |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=368 |issue=4 |pages=365–73 |year=2013 |pmid=23343065 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp1204714 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12799931">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tegeder I, Geisslinger G, Lötsch J |title=[Therapy with opioids in liver or renal failure] |language=German |journal=Schmerz |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=183–95 |year=1999 |pmid=12799931 |doi=10.1007/s004829900019 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7657281">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zimmerman HJ, Maddrey WC |title=Acetaminophen (paracetamol) hepatotoxicity with regular intake of alcohol: analysis of instances of therapeutic misadventure |journal=Hepatology |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=767–73 |year=1995 |pmid=7657281 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21126792">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zein CO, Unalp A, Colvin R, Liu YC, McCullough AJ |title=Smoking and severity of hepatic fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=753–9 |year=2011 |pmid=21126792 |pmc=3060962 |doi=10.1016/j.jhep.2010.07.040 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5635674">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS, Rubin E |title=Alcoholic fatty liver in man on a high protein and low fat diet |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=200–6 |year=1968 |pmid=5635674 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20034049">{{cite journal |vauthors=Modi AA, Feld JJ, Park Y, Kleiner DE, Everhart JE, Liang TJ, Hoofnagle JH |title=Increased caffeine consumption is associated with reduced hepatic fibrosis |journal=Hepatology |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=201–9 |year=2010 |pmid=20034049 |pmc=2801884 |doi=10.1002/hep.23279 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid6421159">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mendenhall CL, Anderson S, Weesner RE, Goldberg SJ, Crolic KA |title=Protein-calorie malnutrition associated with alcoholic hepatitis. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Alcoholic Hepatitis |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=76 |issue=2 |pages=211–22 |year=1984 |pmid=6421159 |doi= |url=}}</ref> <ref name="pmid20072996">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wedemeyer H, Hofmann WP, Lueth S, Malinski P, Thimme R, Tacke F, Wiegand J |title=[ALT screening for chronic liver diseases: scrutinizing the evidence] |language=German |journal=Z Gastroenterol |volume=48 |issue=1 |pages=46–55 |year=2010 |pmid=20072996 |doi=10.1055/s-0028-1109980 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21256904">{{cite journal |vauthors=Breitling LP, Claessen H, Drath C, Arndt V, Brenner H |title=Gamma-glutamyltransferase, general and cause-specific mortality in 19,000 construction workers followed over 20 years |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=55 |issue=3 |pages=594–601 |year=2011 |pmid=21256904 |doi=10.1016/j.jhep.2010.12.029 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19967717">{{cite journal |vauthors=Claessen H, Brenner H, Drath C, Arndt V |title=Gamma-glutamyltransferase and disability pension: a cohort study of construction workers in Germany |journal=Hepatology |volume=51 |issue=2 |pages=482–90 |year=2010 |pmid=19967717 |doi=10.1002/hep.23324 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19670414">{{cite journal |vauthors=Haring R, Wallaschofski H, Nauck M, Dörr M, Baumeister SE, Völzke H |title=Ultrasonographic hepatic steatosis increases prediction of mortality risk from elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels |journal=Hepatology |volume=50 |issue=5 |pages=1403–11 |year=2009 |pmid=19670414 |doi=10.1002/hep.23135 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18684170">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bell BP, Manos MM, Zaman A, Terrault N, Thomas A, Navarro VJ, Dhotre KB, Murphy RC, Van Ness GR, Stabach N, Robert ME, Bower WA, Bialek SR, Sofair AN |title=The epidemiology of newly diagnosed chronic liver disease in gastroenterology practices in the United States: results from population-based surveillance |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=103 |issue=11 |pages=2727–36; quiz 2737 |year=2008 |pmid=18684170 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02071.x |url=}}</ref>
** Vaccination for [[Hepatitis B]]
* Limited use of OCP's
** [[Alcohol]] cessation, especially in cirrhotic patients
* Vaccination for [[Hepatitis B]]
**Avoidance of hepatotoxic drugs
* [[Alcohol]] cessation, especially in cirrhotic patients
** Physical exercise
*Avoidance of hepatotoxic drugs
** [[Smoking cessation]]
* Physical exercise
** Adequate caloric intake   
* [[Smoking cessation]]
** Avoid excessive consumption of:
* Adequate caloric intake   
*** [[Vitamin A]]  
* Prevention of [[obesity]]
*** [[Copper]]
* [[Screening (medicine)|Screening]] of blood donors for [[Hepatitis B]], [[Hepatitis C]]  
*** [[Iron]]  
** Education about  [[hepatotoxins]] such as [[acetaminophen]]  
** Prevention of [[obesity]]
** [[Screening (medicine)|Screening]] of blood donors for [[Hepatitis B]], [[Hepatitis C]]
** Familial screening for [[Wilson's disease]], [[hemochromatosis]]
** Reduction of high-risk behaviors such as :
*** Unprotected sexual intercourse
*** [[Intravenous]] drug abuse
*** Excessive [[alcohol]] intake
*** Early diagnosis and treatment of [[chronic liver disease]]
 
==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Effective measures for the primary prevention of liver lesions include limited use of OCP's, vaccination for hepatis, alcohol cessation, especially in cirrhotic patients, avoidance of hepatotoxic drugs, physical exercise, smoking cessation, adequate caloric intake, prevention of obesity, screening of blood donors for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C

Primary Prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of liver lesions include:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] [17][18][19][20][21]

References

  1. Chang MH, You SL, Chen CJ, Liu CJ, Lee CM, Lin SM, Chu HC, Wu TC, Yang SS, Kuo HS, Chen DS (2009). "Decreased incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B vaccinees: a 20-year follow-up study". J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 101 (19): 1348–55. doi:10.1093/jnci/djp288. PMID 19759364.
  2. Wiegand J, Berg T (2013). "The etiology, diagnosis and prevention of liver cirrhosis: part 1 of a series on liver cirrhosis". Dtsch Arztebl Int. 110 (6): 85–91. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2013.0085. PMC 3583179. PMID 23451000.
  3. "2014 Korean Liver Cancer Study Group-National Cancer Center Korea practice guideline for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma". Korean J Radiol. 16 (3): 465–522. 2015. doi:10.3348/kjr.2015.16.3.465. PMC 4435981. PMID 25995680.
  4. Kuffner EK, Dart RC, Bogdan GM, Hill RE, Casper E, Darton L (2001). "Effect of maximal daily doses of acetaminophen on the liver of alcoholic patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial". Arch. Intern. Med. 161 (18): 2247–52. PMID 11575982.
  5. Mazoit JX, Sandouk P, Zetlaoui P, Scherrmann JM (1987). "Pharmacokinetics of unchanged morphine in normal and cirrhotic subjects". Anesth. Analg. 66 (4): 293–8. PMID 3565791.
  6. Wörns MA, Teufel A, Kanzler S, Shrestha A, Victor A, Otto G, Lohse AW, Galle PR, Höhler T (2008). "Incidence of HAV and HBV infections and vaccination rates in patients with autoimmune liver diseases". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 103 (1): 138–46. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01609.x. PMID 17970833.
  7. Chu CM, Liaw YF (2005). "Increased incidence of fulminant hepatic failure in previously unrecognized HBsAg carriers with acute hepatitis independent of etiology". Infection. 33 (3): 136–9. doi:10.1007/s15010-005-4094-4. PMID 15940414.
  8. Eckman MH, Kaiser TE, Sherman KE (2011). "The cost-effectiveness of screening for chronic hepatitis B infection in the United States". Clin. Infect. Dis. 52 (11): 1294–306. doi:10.1093/cid/cir199. PMC 3097367. PMID 21540206.
  9. Bellentani S, Saccoccio G, Costa G, Tiribelli C, Manenti F, Sodde M, Saveria Crocè L, Sasso F, Pozzato G, Cristianini G, Brandi G (1997). "Drinking habits as cofactors of risk for alcohol induced liver damage. The Dionysos Study Group". Gut. 41 (6): 845–50. PMC 1891602. PMID 9462221.
  10. Friedmann PD (2013). "Clinical practice. Alcohol use in adults". N. Engl. J. Med. 368 (4): 365–73. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1204714. PMID 23343065.
  11. Tegeder I, Geisslinger G, Lötsch J (1999). "[Therapy with opioids in liver or renal failure]". Schmerz (in German). 13 (3): 183–95. doi:10.1007/s004829900019. PMID 12799931.
  12. Zimmerman HJ, Maddrey WC (1995). "Acetaminophen (paracetamol) hepatotoxicity with regular intake of alcohol: analysis of instances of therapeutic misadventure". Hepatology. 22 (3): 767–73. PMID 7657281.
  13. Zein CO, Unalp A, Colvin R, Liu YC, McCullough AJ (2011). "Smoking and severity of hepatic fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease". J. Hepatol. 54 (4): 753–9. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2010.07.040. PMC 3060962. PMID 21126792.
  14. Lieber CS, Rubin E (1968). "Alcoholic fatty liver in man on a high protein and low fat diet". Am. J. Med. 44 (2): 200–6. PMID 5635674.
  15. Modi AA, Feld JJ, Park Y, Kleiner DE, Everhart JE, Liang TJ, Hoofnagle JH (2010). "Increased caffeine consumption is associated with reduced hepatic fibrosis". Hepatology. 51 (1): 201–9. doi:10.1002/hep.23279. PMC 2801884. PMID 20034049.
  16. Mendenhall CL, Anderson S, Weesner RE, Goldberg SJ, Crolic KA (1984). "Protein-calorie malnutrition associated with alcoholic hepatitis. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Alcoholic Hepatitis". Am. J. Med. 76 (2): 211–22. PMID 6421159.
  17. Wedemeyer H, Hofmann WP, Lueth S, Malinski P, Thimme R, Tacke F, Wiegand J (2010). "[ALT screening for chronic liver diseases: scrutinizing the evidence]". Z Gastroenterol (in German). 48 (1): 46–55. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1109980. PMID 20072996.
  18. Breitling LP, Claessen H, Drath C, Arndt V, Brenner H (2011). "Gamma-glutamyltransferase, general and cause-specific mortality in 19,000 construction workers followed over 20 years". J. Hepatol. 55 (3): 594–601. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2010.12.029. PMID 21256904.
  19. Claessen H, Brenner H, Drath C, Arndt V (2010). "Gamma-glutamyltransferase and disability pension: a cohort study of construction workers in Germany". Hepatology. 51 (2): 482–90. doi:10.1002/hep.23324. PMID 19967717.
  20. Haring R, Wallaschofski H, Nauck M, Dörr M, Baumeister SE, Völzke H (2009). "Ultrasonographic hepatic steatosis increases prediction of mortality risk from elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels". Hepatology. 50 (5): 1403–11. doi:10.1002/hep.23135. PMID 19670414.
  21. Bell BP, Manos MM, Zaman A, Terrault N, Thomas A, Navarro VJ, Dhotre KB, Murphy RC, Van Ness GR, Stabach N, Robert ME, Bower WA, Bialek SR, Sofair AN (2008). "The epidemiology of newly diagnosed chronic liver disease in gastroenterology practices in the United States: results from population-based surveillance". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 103 (11): 2727–36, quiz 2737. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02071.x. PMID 18684170.