Article
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: a review; 1963-1975.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Jan 2000
Heidelberger K P
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency originally was recognized as a biochemical abnormality in patients with pulmonary emphysema. Studies of the protein nature of A1AT during attempts to help explain the disease, led to the recognition of a protein polymorphism which expressed itself in several different phenotypes. As investigative work progressed, the spectrum of diseases associated with a deficiency of A1AT...
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