PMC3132476_01
Serum alpha-fetoprotein (aFP) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentrations in an 18-year-old male patient with autoimmune hepatitis. Both markers normalized in several months after treatment with Prednisone and Azathioprine was started.
GRP2011-123743.001.jpg
PMC3132476_01_GRP2011-123743.001.jpg
fig1
Interestingly, aFP levels also decreased rapidly at the same rate as ALT (Figure 1).
PMC3132476_02
Serum Cancer Antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) and total bilirubin concentrations in a 60-year-old female patient with obstructive jaundice due to a large biliary stone. Both markers rapidly decreased after endoscopic placement of a biliary endosprothesis. Surgery was performed in March 2009.
GRP2011-123743.002.jpg
PMC3132476_02_GRP2011-123743.002.jpg
fig2
Serum levels of bilirubine, and CA19-9 are shown in Figure 2.