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Aspects of treatment in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: insights derived from a Swedish PiZZ series.
The European respiratory journal. Supplement - 1 Mar 1990
Eriksson S, Wu M C
Abstract excerpt
Data were analysed on 158 adult Swedish alpha 1-antitrypsin deficient individuals homozygous for the proteinase inhibitor allele (PiZZ), followed from 1963-1982. The initial forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) increased from 1.4 l in the early cohort to 1.9 l (p less than 0.001) in the late cohort of the study period but mean age (47 yrs) and the percentage of smokers (72%) remained unchanged. Smokers...
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