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[Association between alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency and cystic fibrosis severity].
Jornal de pediatria - 1 Jan 2000
de Faria Elisangela Jacinto, de Faria Isabel Cristina Jacinto, Alvarez Alfonso E, Ribeiro José D, Ribeiro Antonio F, Bertuzzo Carmen S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the distribution of alpha 1 antitrypsin genotypes and correlate it with the severity of pulmonary disease in patients with cystic fibrosis. METHOD: A clinical and laboratory cross sectional study of 70 patients at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas teaching hospital. Cystic fibrosis diagnoses was confirmed by both clinical and laboratory methods. The severity of cystic fibrosis was...
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