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Misclassification of an apparent alpha 1-antitrypsin "Z" deficiency variant by melting analysis.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 15 Jul 2011
Greene Dina N, Procter Melinda, Grenache David G, Lyon Elaine, Bornhorst Joshua A, Mao Rong
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BACKGROUND: Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) is a protease inhibitor that protects the lungs from degradation by neutrophil elastase. AAT deficiency is associated with both lung and liver diseases. AAT deficiency is diagnosed using a combination of genetic and biochemical tests. Here we demonstrate how polymorphisms in the AAT gene can lead to genotype/phenotype discrepancies in common AAT assays. METHODS: Total AAT was...
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