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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016An unusual association: alpha-1-antitrypin deficiency and muscular dystrophyDear EditorShow More
We read the letter by Kamath and colleagues[1] with interest and wish to add our own observations on this subject. We have seen four cases of muscular dystrophy masquerading as liver disease; two of them were diagnosed as Duchenne type of muscular dystrophy while two were of Becker type. Interestingly, in one of these patients, alpha-1-antitrypsin (alpha-1-AT) deficiency was also diagnosed during the evalu...
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