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Liver disease in children with PiZZ alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2000
Ghishan F K, Greene H L
Abstract excerpt
We present our experience with 18 pediatric patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency of the PiZZ phenotype. Fifteen patients (83%) presented with neonatal cholestatic jaundice at a mean age of 2 +/- 0.6 months (+/- S.D.). The male:female ratio was 15:3, indicating a male predominance. All metabolic, infectious and obstructive causes of jaundice were ruled out by appropriate tests in the patients with neonatal...
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