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Phenotypes and serum level of alpha-1-antitrypsin in lung cancer.
Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Topic A, Ljujic M, Petrovic-Stanojevic N, Dopudja-Pantic V, Radojkovic D
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PURPOSE: Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) as the major circulating inhibitor of proteases has important role in protease-antiprotease homeostasis. Recent studies have confirmed its antiapoptotic role. AAT is a highly polymorphic protein. Individuals with normal variants have normal serum levels and functional activity of ATT. However, individuals with hereditary AAT deficiency (AATD) have low circulating levels of AAT....
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