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Genetics of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency in relation to neonatal liver disease.
Molecular biology & medicine - 1 Apr 1990
Povey S
Abstract excerpt
Homozygosity for alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, usually of the genotype PIZZ, is one of the more common single gene defects in infants of European origin, occurring in about 1 in 2000 to 1 in 7000 of the newborn population. About 17% of such infants present with neonatal hepatitis and a small number with intracranial haemorrhage thought to be caused by vitamin K deficiency associated with cholestasis. At least...
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