| Literature DB >> 3485526 |
A J Khan, H E Evans, M M Agbayani.
Abstract
The PMNs of five infants and children with homozygous alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ phenotype) revealed defective chemotactic migration, and their PiZZ sera generated a higher quantity of chemotactic factor(s). This defect(s) might have been responsible for the increased incidence of infections found in our deficient PiZZ patients. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of defective chemotaxis in the pathogenesis of chronic lung disease associated with the PiZZ state.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3485526 DOI: 10.1007/BF00441739
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183