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Alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotype of children with liver diseases in Thailand.
Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology - 1 Mar 1998
Chongsrisawat V, Jantaradsamee P, Vivatvakin B, Pongpaew P, Poovorawan Y
Abstract excerpt
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ) constitutes not only the most common hereditary cause of liver diseases, but also of the most prevalent metabolic diseases in need of liver transplantation. It is a codominantly inherited disorder which predisposes to chronic liver disease, usually beginning in early infancy. The purpose of the present study has been to investigate alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotype in pediatric...
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