Alpha-1-antitrypsin in the renal tubular epithelium in patients with or without alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

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Alpha-1-antitrypsin in the renal tubular epithelium in patients with or without alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Changgeng yi xue za zhi - 20 Mar 1990

Liew C T

Abstract excerpt

Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) globules were incidentally demonstrated in the kidney tubules from the autopsy material in patients with PiMZ, PiZZ and PiMM phenotypes in our laboratory. This study was designed to study the pathological significance of this phenomenon. A total of nine cases were select...

Topics

Aged
Epithelium
Female
Humans
Kidney Tubules
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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