Liver disease with unknown etiology – have you ruled out alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency?
Although a less well-known consequence of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) liver disease is the second leading cause of death among patients with the condition. The alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) protein is produced by hepatocytes within the liver, which retain pathological variants of AAT instead o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2040622321995684 |