The prevalence of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in a representative population sample from Poland

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2520-2525

  Kaczor, Marcin P ^a   Sanak, Marek ^a   Libura Twardowska, Magdalena ^a   Szczeklik, Andrew ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency; Genotyping; Poland; Prevalence; Representative sample; S and Z allele

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ADULT; AGE; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 35448967950     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.06.032     Document Type: Article

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