Pulmonary function in children with homozygous alpha1-protease inhibitor deficiency.

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Pulmonary function in children with homozygous alpha1-protease inhibitor deficiency.

European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 1996

Wiebicke W, Niggemann B, Fischer A

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UNLABELLED: Alpha1-protease inhibitor (alpha1-PI) deficiency is a well-recognized cause of emphysema in adults; however, the natural history of this disorder in children is unclear. Because of the paucity of data in the paediatric age group, we performed whole body plethysmography, spirometry, an...

Topics

Adolescent
Anthropometry
Case-Control Studies
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Matched-Pair Analysis
Phenotype
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory Mechanics
Statistics, Nonparametric
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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