Article
Alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes and associated disease patterns in neurological patients.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 May 1995
Lolin Y I, Ward A M
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is usually associated with lung or liver disease. It is often detected as a qualitative reduction of the alpha-1 band on the serum protein electrophoretic pattern. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We examined the protein electrophoretic pattern in sera of 22980 unselected consecutive patients with neurological disorders and noted a reduced alpha-1 band in 88. Their...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neoplasms
- Nervous System Diseases
