Article
Phenotypes of alpha-1-antitrypsin in intrinsic asthma and ASA-triad patients.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2000
Prados M, Monteseirín F J, Carranco M I, Aragón R, Conde A, Conde J
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of presence of various phenotypes of alpha 1-antitrypsin was studied in 31 patients with intrinsic asthma and 11 with ASA-Triad, and compared to a group of 200 people representative of the general population. The MZ and SZ phenotype is more frequent in intrinsic asthmatics (p < 0.00...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Asthma
- Eosinophilia
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
- Male
- Middle Aged