Article
Risk of hepatobiliary disease in adults with severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ): is chronic viral hepatitis B or C an additional risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma?
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Oct 1996
Elzouki A N, Eriksson S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess homozygous alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ) as a risk factor for cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and gallstone disease, and to analyse the respective interrelation-ships and those suggested to exist between PiZZ, alpha 1-antitrypsin and chronic hepatitis B and C. DESIGN/METHODS: This study was based on 31 autopsied adults with severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency diagnosed...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Autopsy
- Biliary Tract Diseases
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Chronic Disease
- Confidence Intervals
- Female
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Incidence