The results of a neonatal screening programme for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency are presented. Cord blood samples with an alpha-1-antitrypsin concentration below 1.628 mg/ml, as measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method, were phenotyped by isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gels.
Liver transplantation for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in children
โ Scribed by Andreas A. Prachalias; Mohamed Kalife; Ruggiero Francavilla; Paolo Muiesan; Anil Dhawan; Alastair Baker; D. Hadzic; Giorgina Mieli-Vergani; Mohamed Rela; Nigel D. Heaton
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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