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Sensitivity of alpha-1 antitrypsin level for inherited deficiency detection in COPD patients.
Pneumologia (Bucharest, Romania) - 1 Jan 2000
Serapinas Danielius, Sakalauskas Raimundas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an underdiagnosed condition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Diagnosis of this genetic condition is confirmed by genetic verification of pathology, but for screening purposes quantitative methods can be useful. The aim of our study was to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of quantitative methods for alpha-1 antitrypsin...
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