Article
Clinical manifestations of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Gastroenterology clinics of North America - 1 Mar 1995
Perlmutter D H
Abstract excerpt
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is the most common genetic cause of liver disease in infants and children and is the most common genetic disease for which liver transplantation is indicated. This article presents the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Topics
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Liver Diseases
- Lung Diseases
- Phenotype
- Pulmonary Emphysema
- Smoking
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency