Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, complement activation, and chronic liver disease.

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Activation of the complement system, the main humoral mediator of inflammation, is restrained by the action of enzyme inhibitors including alpha 1-antitrypsin. Deficiency leads to chronic liver disease in about one in five children with this genetic defect. Complement activation was investigated in 34 children with alpha 1 AT deficiency (12 with minimal, 10 with moderate, and 12 with severe liver disease) and in...

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