Liver diseases in pregnancy: Diseases not unique to pregnancy

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2013; 19(43): 7630-7638
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7630

Table 1 Normal physiological alterations in liver tests in pregnancy

Test	First trimester	Second/third trimesters
Albumin	↓	↓
ALT	N	N
AST	N	N
Total bilirubin	↓	↓
Alkaline phosphatase	N	↑
GGT	N	↓
5’-nucleotidase	N	May increase in second and third trimesters
Fasting total bile acids	N	N
Prothrombin time	N	N

N: No change; ↑: Increase; ↓: Decrease; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.

Citation: Almashhrawi AA, Ahmed KT, Rahman RN, Hammoud GM, Ibdah JA. Liver diseases in pregnancy: Diseases not unique to pregnancy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(43): 7630-7638
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i43/7630.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7630

Almashhrawi AA, Ahmed KT, Rahman RN, Hammoud GM, Ibdah JA. Liver diseases in pregnancy: Diseases not unique to pregnancy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(43): 7630-7638 [PMID: 24282352 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7630]

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