Alpha-1 antitrypsin Pi*SZ genotype: estimated prevalence and number of SZ subjects worldwide

The alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) haplotype Pi*S, when inherited along with the Pi*Z haplotype to form a Pi*SZ genotype, can be associated with pulmonary emphysema in regular smokers, and less frequently with liver disease, panniculitis, and systemic vasculitis in a small percentage of people, but this...

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Published in:Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
Main Authors: Blanco, Ignacio, Bueno, Patricia, Diego, Isidro, Pérez-Holanda, Sergio, Lara, Beatriz, Casas-Maldonado, Francisco, Esquinas, Cristina, Miravitlles, Marc
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473482/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28652721
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S137852
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