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Simultaneous phenotyping and quantification of α-1-antitrypsin by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Aug 2011
Chen Yuhong, Snyder Melissa R, Zhu Yi, Tostrud Linda J, Benson Linda M, Katzmann Jerry A, Bergen H Robert
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BACKGROUND: α-1-Antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency results from a genetic disorder at 2 common loci. Diagnosis requires quantification of A1AT and subsequent identification of the specific variant. The current algorithm of laboratory testing for the diagnosis of A1AT deficiency uses a combination of q...
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