Presentation and prognosis of liver disease in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Aug;12(8):745-747. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2018.1477589. Epub 2018 May 28.

Authors

Sarah Townsend¹, Philip Newsome¹, Alice M Turner²

Affiliations

¹ a Centre for Liver Research, Institute of Immunology , National Institute for Health Research Liver Biomedical Research Unit at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK.
² b Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Applied Health Research , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK.

PMID: 29768056
DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2018.1477589

No abstract available

Keywords: Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; PiSZ; PiZZ; liver cirrhosis; liver fibrosis; liver transplantation; prognosis.

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Disease Progression
Humans
Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
Liver Diseases / etiology
Liver Diseases / therapy
Prognosis
Risk Factors
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency / complications*
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency / diagnosis