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Alleles of the alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotype in patients with aortic aneurysms.
The Journal of cardiovascular surgery - 1 Oct 1998
Schardey H M, Hernandez-Richter T, Klueppelberg U, Tutsch-Bauer E, Lauterjung L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the possible significance of homo- or heterozygous alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysms (AA). DESIGN: Prospective investigation. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: 300 controls representing the general population in our region of Southern Germany and 126 patients with aneurysmectomy and graft insertion. METHODS: The alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotype was...
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