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CT scan appearance, densitometry, and health status in protease inhibitor SZ alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Chest - 1 Nov 2009
Holme Jayne, Stockley Robert A
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to uniquely describe CT scan appearance, densitometry, and health status in subjects with protease inhibitor SZ phenotype (PiSZ) alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) compared with matched subjects with protease inhibitor ZZ phenotype (PiZZ). METHODS: The presence and type of emphysema seen on CT scan, upper and lower zone densitometry, health status, physiology, and...
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