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Increased Prevalence of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency in Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer and Its Associated Clinicopathological Features.
Cells - 19 Jun 2023
Cornillet Martin, Zemack Helen, Jansson Hannes, Sparrelid Ernesto, Ellis Ewa, Björkström Niklas K
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) is underdiagnosed and associated with liver diseases. Here, we genotyped 130 patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC) scheduled for liver resection and found A1ATD in 10.8% of the patients. A1ATD was found in all BTC subtypes, and patients had similar clinical features as non-A1ATD BTC, not permitting their identification using clinical routine liver tests. In intrahepatic...
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