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A novel method of detecting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency of Z mutant (GAG(342)AAG) in a single PCR reaction using base-quenched probe.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2014
Qin Li, Luo Guanghua, Zhang Jun, Xu Ning
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BACKGROUND: Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is a protease inhibitor that protects the tissues from degradation by neutrophil elastase under certain pathological process. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) could associate with both lung and liver pathogenicities. Of all the deficiency alleles, Z mutant is the most common variant and causes severe complications. Here, we described a novel and quick method to detect...
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