Liver enzymes are proteins in your liver that speed up chemical reactions. If your liver is damaged, blood tests will show abnormally high levels of these enzymes circulating in your bloodstream.

A person can have hepatitis C with no symptoms. Liver enzyme tests can help detect and diagnose a hepatitis C infection by showing liver damage and inflammation. Hepatitis C is a contagious liver ...

Doctors can diagnose fatty liver disease, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), using blood tests that measure serum liver enzyme levels. Elevated enzyme levels ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A liver function test checks how ...

An intelligent liver function test platform (iLFT) successfully integrated into one Scottish primary care system reduced unnecessary specialist referrals over a 5-year period, and improved triage for ...

But as rates of liver disease continue to rise in the United States, research suggests that it’s more important than ever to understand the subtle signs and risk factors of liver trouble. The liver is ...

Persistently elevated liver enzymes may be caused by certain types of cancer, including liver, colon, breast, stomach, pancreas, and skin cancers. Liver enzymes are proteins produced by your liver.

Cirrhosis is the result of long-term liver injury where healthy tissue is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis). Common causes of cirrhosis include alcohol use disorder (AUD), nonalcoholic fatty liver ...