Article
[Screening for alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency in neonates].
Ceskoslovenska pediatrie - 1 Apr 1992
Durpektová M, Kozák L, Mrskos A, Kamarýt J, Snopková J, Pijácková A, Starha J
Abstract excerpt
In a two-year investigation 113,274 children were screened for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. An original and cheap method was used. In children with an alpha-1-antitrypsin values lower than 1.5 g/l the phenotype was assessed. In 120 neonates alpha-1-antitrypsin was assessed by screening and also quantitatively. The physiological range of alpha-1-antitrypsin for neonates is: 1.4-3.32 g/l. A low incidence of...
Topics
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Neonatal Screening
- Phenotype
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency