Augmentation therapy for emphysema due to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT) is a hereditary recessive autosomal disease caused by mutations in the AAT gene. This disease is characterized by abnormally low AAT concentrations in plasma, which, in its homozygote form, carries a high risk for the development of early pulmonary emphysema and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-02-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465807088159 |