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SERPINA1 11478G→A variant, serum α1-antitrypsin, exacerbation frequency and FEV1 decline in COPD.
Thorax - 1 May 2011
Quint Jennifer K, Donaldson Gavin C, Kumari Meena, Talmud Philippa J, Hurst John R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The α(1)-antitrypsin 11478G→A polymorphism may be associated with attenuated acute α(1)-antitrypsin responses. It was hypothesised that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and this mutation have accelerated lung function decline. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the 11478G→A polymorphism is associated with attenuated α(1)-antitrypsin responses at COPD exacerbation, and therefore...
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