The Pi∗MZ Allele in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Increases Liver-Related Outcomes in a Population-Based Study

Gastroenterology. 2021 Apr;160(5):1874-1875. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.10.061. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

Authors

Panu K Luukkonen¹, Veikko Salomaa², Fredrik Åberg³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research and, Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
² Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
³ Transplantation and Liver Surgery Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital and, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 33385428
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.10.061

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Alleles
Humans
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency* / diagnosis
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency* / epidemiology
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency* / genetics