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Heterozygous carriage of the alpha1-antitrypsin PiZ variant increases the risk to develop liver cirr...

Heterozygous carriage of the alpha1-antitrypsin PiZ variant increases the risk to develop liver cirr...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2082094777

Heterozygous carriage of the alpha1-antitrypsin PiZ variant increases the risk to develop liver cirrhosis

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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

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ObjectiveHomozygous alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency increases the risk for developing cirrhosis, whereas the relevance of heterozygous carriage remains unclear. Hence, we evaluated the impact of the two most relevant AAT variants (‘Pi*Z’ and ‘Pi*S’), present in up to 10% of Caucasians, on subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)...

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Heterozygous carriage of the alpha1-antitrypsin PiZ variant increases the risk to develop liver cirrhosis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2082094777

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2082094777

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ISSN

0017-5749

E-ISSN

1468-3288

DOI

10.1136/gutjnl-2018-316228

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