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The prevalence of alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency in a representative population sample from Poland.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Dec 2007
Kaczor Marcin P, Sanak Marek, Libura-Twardowska Magdalena, Szczeklik Andrew
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Severe alpha(1)-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is one of the most common genetic disorders in Caucasians. The aim of the present study was to assess an unbiased frequencies of PI*S and PI*Z alleles using genotyping of a representative sample from the general population of Poland. METHODS: A random sample of age- and gender-stratified residents, aged 20 years or older, was drawn from the municipal directory of...
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