Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in Madeira (Portugal): The highest prevalence in the world

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1498-1502

  Spínola, Carla ^a   Bruges Armas, Jácome ^b,c   Pereira, Conceição ^d   Brehm, António ^a   Spínola, Hélder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b Hospital Santo Espirito de Angra do Heroesmo   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d Funchal Central Hospital   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency; Madeira Island; S and Z mutations

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ADULT; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349084204     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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