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Results of a case-detection programme for alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in COPD patients.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Oct 2005
de la Roza C, Rodríguez-Frías F, Lara B, Vidal R, Jardí R, Miravitlles M
Abstract excerpt
Alpha1-antitrypsin (alpha1-AT) deficiency is an underdiagnosed condition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present authors have conducted a nationwide case detection programme of alpha1-AT deficiency in unselected patients with COPD using dried blood spots. The first phase analysed samples from 971 patients by determining alpha1-AT concentrations and identifying the deficient Z...
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