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[Liver alterations due to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in adults. Study of 5 patients and analysis of the cases reported in the Spanish literature].
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia - 1 Apr 2003
Cosme A, Ojeda E, Torrado J, Carrera A, Castiella A, Zapata E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To determine the epidemiological characteristics of liver disease secondary to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and associated processes in the Spanish population. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We reviewed the medical records of adults with liver abnormalities due to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency diagnosed between 1981 and 2001 in the Hospital Donosti in San Sebastian (Spain) as well as the cases published in...
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