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Alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku (1995) - 1 Jan 2001
Sierakowski S, Chwiećko J, Kita K
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) is the most important plasma inhibitor of serine proteases present in numerous polymorphic varieties. It is suggested that phenotypes may be found more frequently in the connective tissue diseases. The purpose of our study was to determine individually the A1AT phenotype and to establish the prevalence rate of A1AT phenotypes in the serum of 52 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)....
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