Liver involvement in infants with PiSZ phenotype of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.

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Between July 1985 and June 1989, 19,432 newborns were screened during the first days of life to determine their Pi (protease inhibitor) phenotype. Fourteen infants were identified to be carriers of the PiSZ phenotype. Their clinical and biochemical follow-up data were recorded at 2, 5, and 12 months of age; only one case underwent a liver biopsy due to repeated abnormal liver enzymes. Three of 14 PiSZ infants...

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