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Heterozygous alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with end stage liver disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 1997
Eigenbrodt M L, McCashland T M, Dy R M, Clark J, Galati J
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and associations of abnormal alpha1-antitrypsin phenotypes in Caucasian adults with end stage liver disease with particular emphasis on heterozygous phenotypes and disease from hepatitis C virus. METHODS: All patients (788) with end stage liver disease considered for liver transplantation from July 1990 to June 1996 in a referral-based...
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