Article
alpha-1-Antitrypsin phenotypes in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2000
Govindarajan S, Ashcavai M, Peters R L
Abstract excerpt
alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency due to homozygous Pi ZZ state is reported to be associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, the role of heterozygous Pi Z state is not definitely known. In order to investigate the possible association, we studied the phenotypic distributi...
Topics
- Adult
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Clinical Enzyme Tests
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Humans
- Immunodiffusion
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Phenotype
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin
- alpha-Fetoproteins