Article
[COPD characteristics in subjects carrying the rare alpha-1 antitrypsin variant PIMMmalton].
Revue des maladies respiratoires - 1 Jan 2016
Denden S, Bouden B, Boudawara Keskes N, Knani J, Hassine M, Lefranc G, Ben Chibani J, Haj Khelil A
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Several studies have investigated the clinical feature of COPD in subjects carrying the common alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency mutations PIS and PIZ. However, there are few data on COPD due to rarer deficient variants. In this study, we aimed to explore the features of COPD in subjects carrying the PIMMmalton mutation, which is the most prevalent alpha-1 antitrypsin variant in Tunisia. MATERIAL AND...
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