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Lung function in adolescents with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Nov 1994
Sveger T, Piitulainen E, Arborelius M
Abstract excerpt
Children with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, screened at birth, were followed prospectively. At 16 years of age, 150 adolescents (103 PiZ, 1 PiZ-, 1 PiS-, 45 PiSZ) were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire and asked to participate in an extensive lung function study including part or all of the following tests: FVC, FEV1 before and 15 min after four inhaled doses of salbutamol, TLC, RV and FRC. Fifty...
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