Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency alleles and the Taq-I G-->A allele in cystic fibrosis lung disease.

doi:10.1183/09031936.98.11040873

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Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency alleles and the Taq-I G-->A allele in cystic fibrosis lung disease.

The European respiratory journal - 1 Apr 1998

Mahadeva R, Westerbeek R C, Perry D J, Lovegrove J U, Whitehouse D B, Carroll N R, Ross-Russell R I, Webb A K, Bilton D, Lomas D A

Abstract excerpt

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by progressive and ultimately fatal pulmonary disease although there are notable variations in clinical features. This heterogeneity is thought to lie outside the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene locus and may stem from deficiencies in the...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
C-Reactive Protein
Cystic Fibrosis
Female
Humans
Lung
Male
Phenotype
alpha 1-Antichymotrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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