Antitrypsin phenotypes in occupational organic diisocyanate asthma.

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Antitrypsin phenotypes in occupational organic diisocyanate asthma.

Research communications in chemical pathology and pharmacology - 1 Mar 1991

Savolainen H

Abstract excerpt

Eleven subjects with clinical bronchial hyperreactivity towards hexamethylene diisocyanate used in their work and verified by spirometry before and after a shift were screened for their antitrypsin phenotypes by isoelectric focusing. One third were M1M1 homozygotes (over 50% in controls) while th...

Topics

Asthma
Cyanates
Female
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Occupational Diseases
Phenotype
alpha 1-Antitrypsin

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