Article
Cutoff level to detect heterozygous alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency in Turkish population.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2011
Simsek Halis, Pinar Aslı, Altinbas Akif, Alp Alparslan, Balaban Yasemin H, Buyukasik Yahya, Ozcebe Osman, Hascelik Gulsen, Gedikoglu Gokhan, Tatar Gonca
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alpha 1 antitrypsin (AT) deficiency is a hereditary disorder leading to the defective defence system against neutrophil elastasis in lung and accumulation of insoluble heterodimer AT molecules in hepatocytes. Knowledge of the prevalence of AT deficiency in each country is important to organize the public health policy. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of AT deficiency in Turkish...
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