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[Study of the frequency of different phenotypes of alpha-1-antitrypsin in a population of Barcelona].
Medicina clinica - 6 Jul 1996
Vidal R, Miravitlles M, Jardí R, Torrella M, Rodríguez-Frías F, Moral P, Vaqué J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Severe alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is caused by homozygous inheritance of gene Z, and is associated with a high risk of developing pulmonary emphysema. Determination of frequencies of different genes associated with the deficiency (especially S and Z) gives a clue to estimate the number of individuals homozygous PiZZ, carrying a high risk for pulmonary disease, in any given population....
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