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Molecular Mechanism of Z α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
The Z mutation (E342K) of α1-antitrypsin (α1-AT), carried by 4% of Northern Europeans, predisposes to early onset of emphysema due to decreased functional α1-AT in the lung and to liver cirrhosis due to accumulation of polymers in hepatocytes. However, it remains unclear why the Z mutation causes in...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27246852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.727826 |