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Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency may be a risk factor for duodenal ulcer in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Elzouki A N, Tóth E, Florén C H, Lindgren S, Fork F T, Sjölund K, Walder M, Eriksson S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most individuals with Helicobacter pylori infection in Western countries have no evidence of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). We therefore assessed the PiZ deficiency variant of the major plasma protease inhibitor alpha1-antitrypsin (alpha1AT) as a risk factor for PUD in H. pylori-infected individuals. METHODS: The cohort comprised 100 patients with endoscopically or surgically proven PUD (30 patients with...
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