Screening for α1-Pi deficiency in patients with lung diseases

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 319-324

  Wencker, M ^a   Marx, A ^a   Konietzko, N ^a   Schaefer, B ^a   Campbell, E J ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

1 Pi deficiency asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Gene frequency; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035990476     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.02012001     Document Type: Article

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