Frequency and significance of phenotypes for alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in type 1 autoimmune hepatitis.

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Frequency and significance of phenotypes for alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in type 1 autoimmune hepatitis.

Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Aug 1998

Czaja A J

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To evaluate the frequency and significance of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in type 1 autoimmune hepatitis, 181 Caucasian patients were assessed for variant phenotypes. Three hundred three Caucasian patients with various other chronic liver diseases were similarly evaluated. Twenty-one of the 181...

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Adult
Chronic Disease
Female
Hepatitis, Autoimmune
Heterozygote
Humans
Liver Diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
White People
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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