ALT and AST and genotype results related to treatment recommendations

[iriegv]

My sons ALT is 129, his AST is 59. His genotype is 3A.  He has had no trearment.  What are tour treatment recommendations?

[spectda]

I think the success rate for genotype 3 is about 70%. pretty good odds. Has your son had a liver biopsy to determine the stage of his disease?

As robert mentioned he should see a specialist, a hepatologist with experience treating Hep c is best. Having the right doctor who has a lot of experience will greatly improve his chance of success. A doctor that doesn 't handle this often but thinks they know about it can sometimes diminish your chance of success.  

Good luck and welcome,
There are a lot of experienced people to help you hear. Keep asking the questions and reading. perhaps your son would like to ask questions also.

- Dave

[RobertBeWell]

Depends on many things. His age, how long he's had the virus, how much liver damage he has.... many things. Best thing to do is get with a specialist for complete evaluation. There's really no way to give much advice based on liver enzyme readings. I don't think there has ever been any correlation of enzyme levels and damage. A lot of people have readings all over the place, and they can and do fluctuate from day to day, week to week.

On the bright side, treatment of genotype 3 has a really good chance for cure with the current drug protocol.

Best of luck