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Prevalence of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Alleles in a Lithuanian Cohort of Wheezing Small Children.
Advances in respiratory medicine - 5 Aug 2024
Poluzioroviene Edita, Chorostowska-Wynimko Joanna, Petraitiene Sigita, Strumila Arunas, Rozy Adriana, Zdral Aneta, Valiulis Arunas
Abstract excerpt
Severe inherited alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an autosomal genetic condition linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The significance of heterozygous, milder deficiency variants (PiSZ, PiMZ, PiMS) is less clear. We studied AATD genotypes in 145 children (up to 72 months old) with assessed wheezing severity using the Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (BCCH PRAM score). A control...
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