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Clinical manifestations of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Abstract
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is the most common genetic cause of liver disease in infants and children and is the most common genetic disease for which liver transplantation is indicated. This article presents the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
AuthorsD H Perlmutter
JournalGastroenterology clinics of North America (Gastroenterol Clin North Am) Vol. 24 Issue 1 Pg. 27-43 (Mar 1995) ISSN: 0889-8553 [Print] United States
PMID7729860 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin
Topics
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Liver Diseases (genetics)
  • Lung Diseases (genetics)
  • Phenotype
  • Pulmonary Emphysema (genetics)
  • Smoking (adverse effects)
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin (genetics)
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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