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[Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Austria: analysis of the Austrian Alpha1-international-registry database].
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 1 Jul 2010
Huber Florian, Schmid-Scherzer Karin, Wantke Felix, Frantal Sophie, Kneussl Meinhard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency is a rare hereditary disorder. Deficient patients are at a higher risk to develop lung emphysema at an early age. The alpha1-antitrypsin registry was founded on 1996 to get new insights into the pathogenesis of the disease and to develop new therapeutic strategies. In this study the epidemiological and clinical findings of the Austrian alpha1-antitrypsin deficient patients...
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