Aspects of treatment in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: insights derived from a Swedish PiZZ series.

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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

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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...

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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Pulmonary Emphysema
Retrospective Studies
Smoking
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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