A "liver test" is not a liver test. Measuring serum creatine kinase can identify muscular dystrophy and avoid liver biopsy.
Duke University Medical Center, Durham 27710, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis*
D015415:Biomarkers; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D003402:Creatine Kinase