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Optimizing the screening of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency using serum protein electrophoresis.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 23 Feb 2023
Wauthier Loris, Jacques Stéphanie, Delanghe Joris, Favresse Julien
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OBJECTIVES: Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency was first identified in patients with emphysema by the absence of the α1 band on serum protein electrophoresis (SPE). Today, capillary zone electrophoresis is widely performed in laboratories. Here, we compared two SPE systems to detect decreased A1AT concentrations to optimize their use as a screening tool for A1AT deficiency. METHODS: Serum protein...
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