Case Report
A Rare Phenotype of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Owing to PI*IS in a Newborn With Liver Disease
Alice C. Huang,
Corresponding Author
Alice C. Huang
Department of Pediatrics, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Alice C. Huang, MBA, MD, Department of Pe diatrics, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62
nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155 (e-mail:
[email protected]).
Search for more papers by this author Carla Perez,
Carla Perez
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Lina Felipez,
Lina Felipez
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Search for more papers by this author Gabriel Chamyan,
Gabriel Chamyan
Department of Pediatric Pathology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
Search for more papers by this author Milton J. Finegold,
Milton J. Finegold
Department of Pediatric Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Erick Hernandez,
Erick Hernandez
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital
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Alice C. Huang,
Corresponding Author
Alice C. Huang
Department of Pediatrics, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Alice C. Huang, MBA, MD, Department of Pe diatrics, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62
nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155 (e-mail:
[email protected]).
Search for more papers by this author Carla Perez,
Carla Perez
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Lina Felipez,
Lina Felipez
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Search for more papers by this author Gabriel Chamyan,
Gabriel Chamyan
Department of Pediatric Pathology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
Search for more papers by this author Milton J. Finegold,
Milton J. Finegold
Department of Pediatric Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Erick Hernandez,
Erick Hernandez
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital
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First published: 01 November 2017
No abstract is available for this article.
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