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Title: Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and liver cirrhosis in adults. Author: Sassaris MP, Trinkl W, Meka R, Gonzales P, Torres O, Leach R, Hunter FM. Journal: South Med J; 1985 Jan; 78(1):52-7. PubMed ID: 3871255. Abstract: Although cirrhosis of the liver caused by alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is not uncommon in children, only a few cases have been described in adults. We have seen three such patients--one man and two women, ranging in age from 57 to 66 years. These cases show the wide spectrum of this genetically influenced disease.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]