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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin PiMZ Genotype Is Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Two Racial Groups.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Aug 2017
Foreman Marilyn G, Wilson Carla, DeMeo Dawn L, Hersh Craig P, Beaty Terri H, Cho Michael H, Ziniti John, Curran-Everett Douglas, Criner Gerard, Hokanson John E, Brantly Mark, Rouhani Farshid N, Sandhaus Robert A, Crapo James D, Silverman Edwin K
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, caused primarily by homozygosity for the Z allele of the SERPINA1 gene, is a well-established genetic cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Whether the heterozygous PiMZ genotype for alpha-1 antitrypsin confers increased risk for COPD has been debated. OBJECTIVES: We analyzed 8,271 subjects in the Genetic Epidemiology of COPD (COPDGene) Study,...
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