Molecular Basis, Clinical Consequences and Diagnosis of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
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Hereditary alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and its clinical consequences
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder that manifests as pulmonary emphysema, liver cirrhosis and, rarely, as the skin disease panniculitis, and is characterized by low serum levels of AAT, the main protease inhibitor (PI) in human serum. The prevalence in Western Europe and in the USA is estimated at approximately 1 in 2,500 and 1 : 5,000 newborns, and is highly dependent ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0004-5632,1758-1001
DOI: 10.1177/000456329703400303