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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Levels and Phenotypes in Patients with Asthma and COPD in Appalachian East Tennessee.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2026
Dhand Rajiv, Wadi Ghassan, Ferris Jennifer, Onar Gulsah Sofia, Terry Paul, Heidel Robert Eric, Nemykina Yuliya
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1ATD) is associated with an increased risk of emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In view of the high prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in East Tennessee and limited data on A1AT phenotypes in this area, we determined A1AT allele frequency among patients with COPD, asthma, or asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) in our clinic population. Patients and...
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- Humans
- Female
- Phenotype
- Tennessee
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
