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Study of alpha1-antitrypsin phenotypes frequencies in patients with primary antibody deficiency.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Jun 2006
Fazlollahi Mohammad Reza, Aghamohammadi Asghar, Hosseini Reza Farid, Lotfi Abbas Sahebghadam, Khoshdel Alireza, Farhoudi Abolhassan, Movahedi Masoud, Gharagozlou Mohammad, Mozaffari Habibeh, Zandieh Fariborz, Mansouri Mahboubeh, Ghaffari Javad, Rezaei Nima
Abstract excerpt
Primary antibody deficiencies are the most frequent primary immunodeficiency disorders. Bronchiectasis as a feature of these disorders may be developed due to some factors such alpha-1- antitrypsin deficiency. In order to determine the prevalence of two common alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency alleles (PI*Z and PI*S) in Iranian patients with antibody deficiency, this study was performed. The prevalence of PI*M,...
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