Health status and lung function in the Swedish alpha 1-antitrypsin deficient cohort, identified by neonatal screening, at the age of 37–40 years

BACKGROUND: Severe alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (genotype PiZZ) is a well-known risk factor for COPD. A cohort of PiZZ and PiSZ individuals was identified by the Swedish national neonatal AAT screening program in 1972–1974 and followed up regularly since birth. Our aim was to study the lung...

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Autores principales: Piitulainen, Eeva, Mostafavi, Behrouz, Tanash, Hanan A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5298298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203073
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S120241

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