Health status and lung function in the Swedish alpha 1-antitrypsin deficient cohort, identified by neonatal screening, at the age of 37-40 years

Health status and lung function in the Swedish alpha 1-antitrypsin deficient cohort, identified by neonatal screening, at the age of 37-40 years

Eeva Piitulainen, Behrouz Mostafavi, Hanan A Tanash Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden Background: Severe alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (genotype PiZZ) is a well-known risk factor for COPD. A cohor...

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Main Authors: Piitulainen E, Mostafavi B, Tanash HA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Subjects:
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
health status
lung function
COPD
screening
smoking
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/health-status-and-lung-function-in-the-swedish-alpha-1-antitrypsin-def-peer-reviewed-article-COPD

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