Alpha 1-antitrypsin granules in the liver--always important?

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Alpha 1-antitrypsin granules in the liver--always important?

The Quarterly journal of medicine - 1 Jul 1990

Brind A M, Bassendine M F, Bennett M K, James O F

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We have studied the clinical histories and liver biopsy findings in 1951 consecutive adult patients with suspected chronic liver disease, and in four known PiZ-homozygous alpha 1-antitrypsin-deficient patients with emphysema (candidates for lung transplant) and no known liver disease, in order to...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Liver
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Retrospective Studies
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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