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Alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with renal arterial fibromuscular dysplasia.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Feb 2000
Bofinger A, Hawley C, Fisher P, Daunt N, Stowasser M, Gordon R
Abstract excerpt
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a significant cause of renal artery stenosis, especially in young females. A rare association between FMD and alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1-AT) deficiency has been reported. We compared the alpha 1-AT phenotype distribution in 83 patients with renal arterial FMD with those published for Australian populations. alpha 1-AT phenotyping was performed by isoelectric focusing between pH...
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