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Strong link between the alpha 1-antitrypsin PiZ allele and Wegener's granulomatosis.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Nov 1994
Elzouki A N, Segelmark M, Wieslander J, Eriksson S
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OBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether a relationship exists between the PiZ alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1AT) variant and antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA)-positive vasculitis in a large group of Swedish patients, and whether analysis for the presence of the PiZ variant might be useful for diagnostic or prognostic purposes. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTING: The Department of Internal...
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