Immunologic assay of alpha1-antitrypsin in deficient subjects and their families
β Scribed by F. Kueppers
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1967
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 406 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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## Abstract Alpha 1 antitrypsin phenotypes and serum levels are presented for a family in which two brothers have Weber Christian disease and Ξ±1 antitrypsin (PI) Z phenotypes. Clinical histories are described for these two men. A younger brother has the PI Z phenotype but does not have the disease,
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT; HUGO symbol, SERPINA1) is one of the major serine protease inhibitors (serpins) in human plasma. Deficiency of AAT is a recognised risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), attributed to uninhibited neutrophil elastase released into the lung tissue durin