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Lung Inflammation in Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficient Individuals with Normal Lung Function
2022-12-20
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<h4>Background: </h4> Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficient (AATD) individuals are prone to develop early age of onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which is more severe than non-genetic COPD. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of lower respiratory tract inflammation in AATD individuals prior to the onset of clinically significant COPD. <h4>Methods: </h4>: Bronchoalveolar lavage was perform...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a24ea880-3d2b-5f09-bbc9-ed26857dcba4
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2378966/v1
