Increased risk of chronic liver failure in adults with heterozygous α1-antitrypsin deficiency

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 1058-1063

  Graziadei, Ivo W ^a   Joseph, Jacob J ^a   Wiesner, Russell H ^a   Therneau, Terry M ^a   Batts, Kenneth P ^a   Porayko, Michael K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ANTIBODY; CERULOPLASMIN; FERRITIN; IRON; LIVER ENZYME; TRANSFERRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ALLELE; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RISK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031682958     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280421     Document Type: Article

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