Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency and Bronchiectasis: A Concomitance or a Real Association?

Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATd) is a hereditary disease, mainly characterized by early onset and the lower lobes’ predominant emphysema. Bronchiectasis is characterized by dilatation of the bronchial wall and a clinical syndrome whose features are a cough, sputum production and frequent respir...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Sanduzzi, Emanuele Ciasullo, Ludovica Capitelli, Stefano Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Marialuisa Bocchino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2294