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Decline in FEV1 among patients with severe hereditary alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency type PiZ.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 1995
Seersholm N, Kok-Jensen A, Dirksen A
Abstract excerpt
Severe alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1-AT) deficiency is characterized by a decrease in serum alpha 1-AT to values < 20% of normal. Severe airflow obstruction, most commonly due to pulmonary emphysema secondary to the destruction of pulmonary elastic tissue, may develop at an early age in persons with alpha 1-AT deficiency. The purpose of this study was to estimate the annual decline in FEV1 (delta FEV1) in alpha...
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