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Frequency of Rare Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Variants in Polish Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disorders.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2016
Duk K, Zdral A, Szumna B, Roży A, Chorostowska-Wynimko J
Abstract excerpt
The SERPINA1 gene encoding the alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) protein is highly polymorphic. It is known that, apart from the most prevalent PI*S and PI*Z A1AT deficiency variants, other so-called rare variants also predispose individuals to severe chronic respiratory disorders such as emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Our aim was to assess the frequencies of common and rare SERPINA1 mutations in a...
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