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Prevalence of alpha1-antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with IgA nephropathy.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Dec 2004
Szönyi L, Dobos M, Vásárhelyi B, Héninger E, Vas T, Nagy J, Kovács T
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BACKGROUND: alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) is the main protease inhibitor in the blood. Several different AAT phenotypes exist. The most common variant is the MM phenotype, which is also associated with normal AAT levels. The less common phenotypes with Z and S variants are associated with low AAT levels. AAT deficiency is a risk factor for pulmonary emphysema, liver impairment and some immune-mediated diseases, some...
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