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Outdoor air pollution is associated with disease severity in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Aug 2009
Wood A M, Harrison R M, Semple S, Ayres J G, Stockley R A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine whether long-term air pollution exposure is associated with clinical phenotype in alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency. In total, 304 PiZZ subjects underwent full lung function testing and quantitative high-resolution computed tomography to identify the presence and severity of the disease. Mean annual air pollutant data for 2006 was matched to the location of patients' houses...
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