Article
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency and inflammatory bowel diseases.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 May 2000
Yang P, Tremaine W J, Meyer R L, Prakash U B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a possible etiologic role of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (alpha1AD), most frequently caused by a Z allele mutation, in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 10 patients diagnosed with and/or treated for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) between 1976 and 1997 and identified from the Mayo Clinic Medical Index System. All 10...
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