Incidence of alpha-1 antitrypsin Z and S alleles in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis — pilot study
Inherited alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is one of the three most common genetic disorders in Caucasians.It considerably increases the risk of progressive obstructive lung diseases, mostly chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease. It has also been suggested that AAT deficiency might be instrumental vasculitis associated with the anti-neutrophilcytoplasm antibodies (cANCA) and subsequent lung tissue injury.
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pneumonologia
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