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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Main Authors: | Dhiren Patel (Author), Jeffrey Teckman (Author) |
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2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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