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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Tobacco Smoking: Exploring Risk Factors and Smoking Cessation in a Registry Population.
COPD - 1 Feb 2021
Franciosi Alessandro N, Alkhunaizi Mansour A, Woodsmith Andrew, Aldaihani Layali, Alkandari Hamad, Lee Siobhán E, Fee Laura T, McElvaney Noel G, Carroll Tomás P
Abstract excerpt
The ZZ genotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is strongly associated with COPD, even in never-smokers. Moderate AATD genotypes (MZ and SZ) have been shown to increase the severity of COPD in smokers. In this comparative study, we examine the association between AATD, genotypes, and smoking cessation. Two hundred and ninety-three Irish people with AATD [MZ (n = 91), SZ (n = 72), and ZZ/rare (n = 130)]...
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