Article
Effects of the protease inhibitor (Pi) polymorphism on alpha-1-antitrypsin concentration and elastase inhibitory capacity in human serum.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Oakeshott J G, Muir A, Clark P, Martin N G, Wilson S R, Whitfield J B
Abstract excerpt
The concentration of alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) and its elastase inhibitory capacity (EIC) have been investigated in vitro in sera from 1688 healthy Canberra blood donors typed for electrophoretic variants of the protease inhibitor (Pi) locus. Nine Pi alleles were recorded in the sample, of which M1 was found at a frequency of nearly 70% and the other eight were each at frequencies below 15%. As a class,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Australia
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
