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An uncommon case of isolated elevation of aspartate aminotransferase in a young male

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  1. Cai’e Wang, Ran Wang, Xiao Tian, Baocheng Deng, Zhenjiao Gao, Wenwen Zhang and Xuantong Liu are Co-first authors.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China

    Cai’e Wang, Ran Wang, Zhenjiao Gao & Xingshun Qi

  2. Department of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110840, China

    Cai’e Wang & Xingshun Qi

  3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, 110840, China

    Xiao Tian & Yunhui Li

  4. Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

    Baocheng Deng

  5. Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China

    Wenwen Zhang

  6. Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China

    Xuantong Liu

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XQ: Conceived this work, CW, XQ: Drafted this manuscript, RW, XT, BD, ZG, WZ, XL, YL, XQ: Diagnosed and treated this case, RW, XQ: Followed this case, CW, RW, XT, BD, ZG, WZ, XL, YL, XQ: Revised this manuscript and approved this submission.

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The study protocol has been approved by the Medical Ethical Committee of the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command with an approval number (Y [2022] 019) and performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki. The Medical Ethical Committee of the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command has waived the requirement for written informed consents due to the retrospective nature of this study.

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Wang, C., Wang, R., Tian, X. et al. An uncommon case of isolated elevation of aspartate aminotransferase in a young male. Intern Emerg Med 19, 135–137 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-023-03347-z

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