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alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency detection by direct analysis of the mutation in the gene.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Kidd V J, Wallace R B, Itakura K, Woo S L
Abstract excerpt
A deficiency in the plasma protease inhibitor alpha 1-antitrypsin can cause chronic obstructive emphysema or infantile liver cirrhosis. This deficiency results from a single amino acid substitution created by a G to A transition in the gene for alpha 1-antitrypsin. Chemically synthesized specific oligonucleotide probes (19-mer) have been used to develop a sensitive and direct test for the presence or absence of...
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