GPT and hepatocellular carcinoma: The median levels of both transaminases and the AST/ALT ratio were significantly elevated in the HCC patients compared with the healthy controls (P < 0.0001), the SVRs (P < 0.0001/all), and the chronic HCV patients (P = 0.0383 [ALT], < 0.0001 [AST and AST/ALT]).