Alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotypes in coeliac patients and a control population in the west of Ireland.

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Alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotypes in coeliac patients and a control population in the west of Ireland.

Irish journal of medical science - 1 May 1993

Bourke M, O'Donovan M, Stevens F M, McCarthy C F

Abstract excerpt

alpha 1 antitrypsin or protease inhibitor (Pi) phenotyping was carried out on 111 coeliac disease patients (CD) and 250 controls. The Pi MM phenotype was present in 95 (85.6%) of the coeliacs and 225 (90%) of the controls. The groups did not differ significantly with regard to Pi phenotypes. In t...

Topics

Celiac Disease
HLA-B8 Antigen
HLA-DR3 Antigen
Humans
Ireland
Phenotype
alpha 1-Antitrypsin

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