title: Elevated alanine aminotransferase levels associated with polymyositis: can this be due to muscle injury?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Technical University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. hamad.shabanehaltamimi@ttuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Hamed A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Shabaneh Al-Tamimi
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D008727:Methotrexate