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Chronic liver disease in heterozygous alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZ.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2000
Fischer H P, Ortiz-Pallardó M E, Ko Y, Esch C, Zhou H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The contribution of the heterozygous state PiZ of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) to the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease is debated. We analyzed whether patients with this genetic defect carrying a single PiZ gene are at increased risk for developing chronic liver disease. METHODS: 1847 consecutive biopsy cases and 1030 autopsy cases of Caucasian adults were screened...
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