Figure 6From: Circulating viral core and E1 antigen levels as supplemental markers for HCV Chronic hepatitisCorrelation of HCV load with ALT and AST levels. Linear regression analysis of HCV load with either serum ALT or AST levels was performed in infected patients. Values of correlation coeffecient showed extremely poor correlation between viral copy number and levels of either liver enzyme (A; r = 0.22 for ALT and B; r = 0.002 for AST)Back to article page