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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2010
Bals Robert
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare genetic disorder associated with the development of liver and lung disease. AAT is a 52-kD glycoprotein, produced mainly by hepatocytes and secreted into the blood. Agglomeration of the AAT-protein in hepatocytes can result in liver disease. Exposure to smoke is the major risk factor for the development of lung disease characterised as early chronic obstructive lung...
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