Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: an overview.

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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: an overview.

Acta clinica Belgica - 1 Jan 1993

van Steenbergen W

Abstract excerpt

1. alpha 1-antitrypsin is an antiprotease that inhibits the neutrophil elastase enzyme, and belongs to a family of structurally related serine proteinase inhibitors (serpins). Its methionine358 residue determines the specificity for elastase. 2. The normal M-type alpha 1-antitrypsin is mainly syn...

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Adult
Alleles
Heterozygote
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Liver Diseases
Liver Failure
Molecular Structure
Pulmonary Emphysema
Smoking
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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