Alpha 1-antitrypsin screening of 18-year-old men.
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Alpha 1-antitrypsin screening of 18-year-old men.
In 11 128 apparently healthy 18-year-old men screened for alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) 44 had an alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) level of 50% or less of the transferrin reference. In 42 of the 44 the Pi types were: five Pi Z, 10 Pi SZ, three Pi MZ, one presumptive Pi M-, one Pi FM, and 22 Pi M. Probably all Pi Z and most of the Pi SZ subjects were identified. The transferrin reference, howev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.34.3.397