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Originally Posted by Birgitta-A
Hi Bergit,
You probably already know than iron overload can damage the liver and this can be followed by controlling the liver tests - ASAT and ALAT (I don't know what these tests are called in the US)
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In the U.S. they are called AST and ALT. These are tests for liver enzymes in the blood, which go up in response to liver problems.
AST stands for aspartate aminotransferase and ALT stands for alanine aminotransferase so you can see why people always use the abbreviations! ASAT and ALAT are more sensible abbreviations, but in any case they mean the same thing.