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The important role of primary care providers in the detection of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Postgraduate medicine - 1 Nov 2017

Lascano Jorge E, Campos Michael A

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OBJECTIVE: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an underrecognized genetic disorder that can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and liver cirrhosis, two clinical conditions commonly seen by primary care physicians. AATD is estimated to affect 1/4000-1/5000 people in the United States and 1-2% of all COPD cases. METHODS: PubMed was searched for relevant articles using AAT/AATD-related terms....

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PMID: 28929906
DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2017.1381539

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