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M K Fagerhol

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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in pulmonary and liver degeneration.

The characteristics of emphysema and cirrhosis in Pi ZZ (alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency) and SZ patients are reviewed. The clinical and laboratory data have been incorporated into a simple hypothesis on the development of these diseases. The PiZ protein can not be secreted normally from the liver cells. The accumulation of alpha-1-antitrypsin in the liver may result in cirrhosis, and the deficiency in serum to emphysema.

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