α1 Antitrypsin deficiency: current best practice in testing and augmentation therapy
α1 Antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), liver disease and other conditions. Although it is not a rare disease, it is a condition rarely diagnosed because of unawareness by most healthcare providers who manage subjects at risk. Testing reco...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-10-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465814542243 |