Common Causes of Elevated Liver Enzymes and How to Address Them

12. Striated muscle pathology

AST and ALT are almost exclusively synthesized in the liver, but there’s a minimal quantity of these enzymes in the striated muscle. In muscular dystrophies and diseases that destroy a substantial proportion of muscle, the patient may display a high level of AST and ALT without having any hepatic damage.

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