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Alpha1-antitrypsin and neutrophil elastase imbalance and lung cancer risk.
Chest - 1 Jul 2005
Yang Ping, Bamlet William R, Sun Zhifu, Ebbert Jon O, Aubry Marie-Christine, Krowka Michael J, Taylor William R, Marks Randolph S, Deschamps Claude, Swensen Stephen J, Wieben Eric D, Cunningham Julie M, Melton Lee Joseph, de Andrade Mariza
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OBJECTIVE: Imbalance between alpha(1)-antitrypsin and neutrophil elastase is an underlying cause of lung tissue damage that may create a favorable host environment for carcinogenesis. We conducted a case-control study to investigate whether genetic variations indicative of alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) or an excess of neutrophil elastase modify lung cancer risk DESIGN: The case patients were 305...
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