Coughlin G P, van Deth A G, Ey G T, Grant A K
Aust N Z J Med. 1977 Aug;7(4):400-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1977.tb04404.x.
A patient who manifested both pulmonary and hepatic disease associated with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency is described. The biological function of alpha1-antitrypsin is discussed, as well as the inheritance of deficiency states and the spectrum of disorders which may ensue. Severe deficiency of alpha1-antitrypsin has been linked with pulmonary emphysema in adult life, progressive liver disease in childhood, adult cirrhosis but rarely with both pulmonary and liver disease.