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Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency: incidence and detection program.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Aug 2000
Campbell E J
Abstract excerpt
Most individuals with AAT deficiency have escaped detection by healthcare systems worldwide. The large number of undiagnosed individuals has made it difficult to define the natural history of the clinical disease accurately, and severe ascertainment bias has colored the clinical descriptions of the disease. Most importantly, undetected individuals lose opportunities for important lifestyle changes and preventive...
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