Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Inherited Liver Disease



Symptoms

  • Symptoms that can appear in the first several weeks after birth (newborn period) include jaundice (yellowing of skin), abdominal swelling, and/or poor feeding. 
  • Symptoms that can appear in late childhood or adulthood include: fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal swelling, swelling of the legs, and abnormal liver tests.

 

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This information has been approved by Robert Sandhaus, MD, PhD  (January 2007).


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