WASHINGTON — Elevated Z polymer levels may predict lung and liver disease activity in patients with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting.“Homozygous ZZ alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, or AATD, is a common genetic metabolic disorder affecting adults and children,” Anandini Suri, MD, a GI fellow at Saint Louis University…
WASHINGTON — Patients with alcohol use disorder and diabetes mellitus or hepatitis C were at higher risk for advanced liver disease, while African American race had a protective effect, according to late-breaking data at The Liver Meeting.The prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the U.S. is approximately 30 million, with 95,000 deaths per year…
The Florida Gastroenterologic Society was originally conceived in 1965 by James L. Borland, M.D., a well respected Gastroenterologist who practiced in Jacksonville, Florida.