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Frequency of alleles and genotypes associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in clinical and general populations: Revelations about underdiagnosis.
Pulmonology - 1 Jan 2000
Hernández-Pérez J M, Ramos-Díaz R, Vaquerizo-Pollino C, Pérez J A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an underdiagnosed hereditary condition that promotes the development of lung and liver diseases, and the most common potentially life-threatening genetic condition in Caucasian adults. In this study, the clinical and genetic profile of pulmonary patients from a single center in La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain) was assessed to predict how to...
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