Modification of the alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotype in neonatal hepatitis.
Two cases of neonatal hepatitis are described, one related to cytomegalovirus infection and the other idiopathic. In both infants a transient abnormality of the alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotype, inconsistent with the parent's phenotypes, reverted to normal during the convalescent phase of the illness.
D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency