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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and pancreatitis in a juvenile.
Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine - 1 Jun 1991
Edmunds S E, Wilkinson M L
Abstract excerpt
An 18-year-old female with PiSZ phenotype alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency presented with pancreatitis and a pancreatic pseudocyst. There were no other causative factors. Deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin may predispose to pancreatitis or exacerbate existing pancreatic disease.
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