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The prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: initial report of EARCO.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 12 Aug 2023
Stockley Robert A, Pye Anita, De Soyza Joshua, Turner Alice M, Miravitlles Marc
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BACKGROUND: Although bronchiectasis has been recognised as a feature of some patients with Alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency the prevalence and characteristics are not widely known. We wished to determine the prevalence of bronchiectasis and patient characteristics. The first cohort of patients recruited to the EARCO (European Alpha1 Research Collaboration) International Registry data base by the end of 2021 was...
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