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Pi*Z heterozygous alpha-1 antitrypsin states accelerate parenchymal but not biliary cirrhosis.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Apr 2014
Cacciottolo Tessa M, Gelson William T H, Maguire Gerald, Davies Susan E, Griffiths William J H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The degree to which heterozygous forms of alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT), principally MZ, causes liver disease is uncertain. If heterozygosity is a relevant cofactor, over-representation in patients with end-stage liver disease would be predicted. We therefore assessed the prevalence and disease-related distribution of A1AT heterozygosity in the largest cohort to date for this purpose. METHODS: We...
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