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α1-antitrypsin deficiency in fraternal twins born with familial spontaneous pneumothorax.
Chest - 1 Jan 2012
Greene Dina N, Procter Melinda, Krautscheid Patti, Mao Rong, Lyon Elaine, Grenache David G
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of spontaneous familial pneumothorax in fraternal twin boys. The twins' family history is remarkable for reactive airway disease and a female sibling also born with spontaneous pneumothorax. The family had no history of connective tissue disorders, renal cancer, or dermatologic diseases. Analysis of the twins' α(1)-antitrypsin (AAT) genotype, phenotype, and serum concentration revealed that both...
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