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Three cases of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: a review of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
Texas medicine - 1 Jan 1992
Jenkins D W
Abstract excerpt
Deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin is an unusual cause of emphysema. This deficiency may be suspected when the age of onset and severity of disease are out of proportion to the history of inhaled agents (usually cigarette exposure). Three patients seen during a relatively short time in a private practice underscore the variability of presentation. Proper diagnosis offers such patients several benefits,...
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