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Alpha1-antitrypsin phenotypes and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic auto-antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Nov 1999
Taddei C, Audrain M A, Reumaux D, Sesboüe R, Testa A, Galmiche J P, Duthilleul P, Colombel J F, Esnault V L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Alpha1-antitrypsin (alpha1-AT) is encoded by a highly polymorphic gene with over 75 codominantly expressed alleles at the protease inhibitor (Pi) locus classified as normal, deficient, dysfunctional or null. The aim of this study was to determine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: (i) the prevalence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic auto-antibodies (ANCA) and their antigen specificities; (ii)...
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