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Recent advances in α-1-antitrypsin deficiency-related lung disease.
Expert review of respiratory medicine - 1 Jun 2013
Brebner Judith A, Stockley Robert A
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α-1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) is an under-recognized hereditary disorder associated with the premature onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There is considerable heterogeneity in the phenotypic expression of lung disease in A1ATD and the pathophysiology is complex, involving the interaction of multiple pathways. Other genetic factors that may contribute to emphysema risk in A1AT-deficient...
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