Common explanations include: Alcohol exposure , especially if intake has crept up during work travel, client dinners, or periods of poor recovery Medication effects , including prescription drugs that affect liver enzyme activity Supplement burden , particularly when someone is using multiple performance, fat-loss, or bodybuilding products without clear oversight Metabolic dysfunction , such as fatty liver or insulin resistance Bile duct or cholestatic problems , which become more concerning if ALP, bilirubin, itch, pale stools, dark urine, or abdominal pain are part of the picture That spread is why I do not read a raised GGT as a standalone verdict
Cortisol is known to push hairs prematurely into the telogen phase
As it is not feasible to count millions of reads manually for each test, the bioinformatics team in Ghent evaluated different strategies to reproduce manual read counting
Regularly monitoring and adjusting these strategies ensure optimal results for each individual's unique situation
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Our objective was to explain and update some of these concepts as seen through the eyes of the pathologist and adapt them to the practical clinical needs of the dermatologist