Article
Familial spontaneous pneumothorax.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Mar 1990
Lenler-Petersen P, Grunnet N, Jespersen T W, Jaeger P
Abstract excerpt
In a three generation family with 27 members we examined a relationship could be found between spontaneous pneumothorax and HLA-haplotypes, alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotypes or concentration or lung volumes and ventilatory capacity. Eight individuals in the family suffered from spontaneous pneumotho...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Female
- HLA Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Lung Volume Measurements
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Pneumothorax
