Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency among Indian children with liver disorders

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 191-193

  Khanna, Rajeev ^a   Alam, Seema ^a   Sherwani, Rana ^a   Arora, Shivali ^b   Arora, N K ^b   Malik, Ashraf ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIA; INFANT; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PHENOTYPE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CERULOPLASMIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTASIS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 33748798265     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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