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Author Topic: Alpha 2-Macroglobulins: Elevation?  (Read 8352 times)

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Offline elias

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Alpha 2-Macroglobulins: Elevation?
« on: November 23, 2016, 03:41:39 pm »
Hi:

I finally got my Fibro Sure results uploaded to my patient portal.

It gives the Fibrosis(F3) and Necroinflammatory (A3) levels. Also the biomarkers this scoring is based upon. As expected my ALT was high. Oddly 120 on this test and 108 on another test taken that same day. Odd...

Another high result was the Alpha 2-Macroglobulins reading of 399. lab norms are: 110-276 mg/dl.

Can anyone tell me about this kind of elevation of Alpha 2-Macroglobulin reading? Does it indicate liver inflammation or liver damage? Or both?

Contracted HCV ~age 12
Diagnosed: September 2016 GT2b
F3 by Fibrosure: 0.66
Necroinflammat activity: A3 0.76
================
VL Sep. 12, 2016: 1.44 million/ Log: 6.157
AST:71/ ALT:114   Sept. 1, 2016 Before treatment
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4 week after beginning  Epclusa:
Viral Load: UNDETECTED
AST 17/ALT 11
===============
Began Epclusa:  October 22, 2016
End of Treatment [EOT]: January 13. 2017
====================
EOT+4 Weeks: UNDETECTED
====================
SVR 12 April14-HCV Not Detected

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Alpha 2-Macroglobulins: Elevation?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2016, 06:31:40 pm »
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/testcenter/BUOrderInfo.action?tc=18358P&labCode=SJC

Clinical Significance
Alpha-2- Macroglobulin is produced in the liver. Increased concentrations are associated with patients with some chronic liver diseases, nephrotic syndrome, and diabetes. Decreased concentrations are associated with patients with pancreatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple myeloma.
Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

 


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