Pulmonary abnormalities in intermediate alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
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Pulmonary abnormalities in intermediate alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Pulmonary function studies were carried out in a group of asymptomatic nonsmoking adults with intermediate alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency who were attending an early disease detection unit in Rochester, N. Y. All subjects were identified by specific protease inhibitor (Pi) typing. Fifteen MZ and 14 MS subjects who had never smoked cigarettes were matched by sex and age to MM controls. Spirometr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci108558