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Alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes and HLA-B27 typing in uveitis patients in southeast Iran.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 May 2005
Ghavami Saeid, Hashemi Mohammad, Shahriari Hossain Ali, Bajestani Saeed Naghibzadeh, de Serres Frederick J, Moghaddam Ebrahim Miri, Kazemi Morteza, Alavian Seyed Moayed, Taheri Mohsen, Blanco Ignacio, Fernandez Bustillo Enrique
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OBJECTIVES: Uveitis is an eye disease that affects humans worldwide. Inflammation of the uveal tract is termed uveitis. Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is one of many factors that may be involved in abnormalities such as liver and lung disease, inflammatory joint diseases, and inflammatory eye diseases. In this study, the role of AAT in uveitis is analyzed. DESIGN AND METHODS: AAT phenotyping and...
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