Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1007158

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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Seminars in liver disease - 1 Jan 1998

Perlmutter D H

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Homozygous PIZZ alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, which has an incident of 1 in 1600 to 1 in 2000 live births, is the most common genetic cause of liver disease in children. It is also associated with chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in adults. It is a well-known cause of pulmonar...

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Adult
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Child
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Humans
Liver Diseases
Liver Neoplasms
Liver Transplantation
Lung Transplantation
Mutation
Pulmonary Emphysema
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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