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Alpha1-antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: a case-control study.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Dec 1997
Hubbard R, Baoku Y, Kalsheker N, Britton J, Johnston I
Abstract excerpt
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) is an interstitial lung disease, which by definition is of unknown aetiology. Recent evidence has suggested that smoking and occupational exposure to dusts may be environmental risk factors for the disease, but there has been little research into potential host risk factors. One previous study has suggested that the prevalence of abnormal alpha1-antitrypsin phenotypes may be...
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