[Genetic variants of alpha-1 antitrypsin: classification and clinical implications].

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[Genetic variants of alpha-1 antitrypsin: classification and clinical implications].

Pneumonologia i alergologia polska - 1 Jan 2013

Popławska Beata, Janciauskiene Sabina, Chorostowska-Wynimko Joanna

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Inherited alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is listed among the three most common genetic disorders in Caucasians. It considerably increases the risk of progressive obstructive lung diseases, mostly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as chronic liver disorders, hepatitis, cirrhosis, and cancer. It is estimated that more than 5.5% of the Polish population carries one of the most common deficiency...

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Gene Frequency
Genetic Testing
Humans
Phenotype
Poland
Prevalence
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
White People
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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