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Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Cause of Chronic Liver Disease.
Clinics in liver disease - 1 Aug 2020
Manne Vignan, Kowdley Kris V
Abstract excerpt
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) is an inherited cause of chronic liver disease. It is inherited in an autosomal codominant pattern with each inherited allele expressed in the formation of the final protein, which is primarily produced in hepatocytes. The disease usually occurs in pediatric and elderly populations. The disease occurs with the accumulation of abnormal protein polymers within hepatocytes that...
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