Alfa 1 antitrypsin and protease levels in Puerto Rican asthmatics: a pilot study.

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Alfa 1 antitrypsin and protease levels in Puerto Rican asthmatics: a pilot study.

Puerto Rico health sciences journal - 1 Jun 2006

Montealegre Federico, Delgado Alexis, Toro Alia, Vargas Wanda, Chardon Domingo, Bayona Manuel, Campbell Edward

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A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted on a population of 119 asthmatics who had been recruited from the Emergency Room Department of a major hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The purpose of the study was to determine the frequency of the MM, MS, and SS a-i-antiprotease variants. Also, we analyzed the serum levels of the alpha-1-antiprotease inhibitor, quantified the levels of serine proteases in homes of the...

Topics

Adult
Allergens
Asthma
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Hospitalization
Humans
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Elastase
Peptide Hydrolases
Phenotype
Pilot Projects
Prevalence
Puerto Rico
Risk Factors
Skin Tests
Surveys and Questionnaires
alpha 1-Antitrypsin

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PMID: 17203708

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