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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: rare cause of adult cirrhosis--a case report.
Missouri medicine - 1 Jan 1993
Tucker L E, Rawson P G
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a glycoprotein which inactivates proteolytic enzymes, especially neutrophil elastase. Infants deficient in this enzyme commonly develop neonatal hepatitis. In adults, the deficiency typically results in emphysema. Only rarely will an adult manifest liver disease. We present a case of adult liver cirrhosis due to Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in a 63-year-old man. Manifestations of...
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