Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency-associated liver disease progresses slowly in some children.

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BACKGROUND: A prospective nationwide screening study initiated more than 20 years ago in Sweden has shown that clinically significant liver disease develops in only 10% to 15% of alpha1-antitrypsin (AT)-deficient children. This study provides information about 85% to 90% of those children, many of whom had elevated serum transaminases in infancy but have no evidence of liver injury by age 18 years. However, there...

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