Decline in pulmonary function in patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.

doi:10.1007/BF02718180

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Decline in pulmonary function in patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Lung - 1 Jan 1990

Evald T, Dirksen A, Keittelmann S, Viskum K, Kok-Jensen A

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Sixty-five patients with severe alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (phenotype PiZ) were followed with spirometry at regular intervals of one year and a median observation period of four years. The annual decline in pulmonary function was adjusted for sex, age and height by division with the pre...

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Adult
Denmark
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Pulmonary Emphysema
Spirometry
Vital Capacity
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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