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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency alleles in cystic fibrosis lung disease.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2003
Frangolias Despina D, Ruan Jian, Wilcox Pearce J, Davidson A George F, Wong Lawrence T K, Berthiaume Yves, Hennessey Rosamund, Freitag Andreas, Pedder Linda, Corey Mary, Sweezey Neil, Zielenski Julian, Tullis Elizabeth, Sandford Andrew J
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) genotype does not explain the heterogeneity observed in CF pulmonary disease severity. Modifier genes are implicated for this heterogeneity. alpha1-antitrypsin (alpha1-AT) is one of the few antiproteases capable of inactivating neutrophil elastase. We investigated whether alpha1-AT alleles (Z, S deficiency alleles and the 3' G1237-->A mutation) were...
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