| Literature DB >> 2588214 |
C P Kelly1, D N Tyrrell, G S McDonald, D B Whitehouse, J S Prichard.
Abstract
A patient with advanced emphysema and cor pulmonale had the changes of alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency in a liver biopsy specimen and was shown to have the phenotype PiFZ. This case supports the contention that the F allele of alpha 1 antitrypsin predisposes to the development of emphysema, particularly when it occurs in conjunction with the Z allele.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2588214 PMCID: PMC462061 DOI: 10.1136/thx.44.9.758
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139