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Low incidence of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in Iranian patients with neonatal cholestasis.
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 1 May 2015
Motamed Farzaneh, Mehrabani Sanaz, Monajemzadeh Maryam, Haghi Ashtiani Mohammad Taghi, Hosseinverdi Sima, Houshmand Masoud, Aryani Omid, Najafi Mehri, Farahmand Fatemeh, Kiani Mohammad Ali, Khodadad Ahmad, Fallahi Gholam Hossein, Khatami Gholamreza, Rezaei Nima
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is little data concerning the incidence of alpha-1-antitrypsin"(AAT) deficiency, the most common genetic cause of liver disease, among children with neonatal cholestasis in Iran. Thus, this study was performed to analyze AAT deficiency in this group of patients. MATERIALS A...
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