Alpha 1 - Antitrypsin Deficiency (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: October 26, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780824788483
Subjects: Human biology; Pre-Clinical Medicine: Basic Sciences; Respiratory medicine; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Respiratory Diseases; Medical / Nursing; physiopathology; Medical; deficiency; Internal Medicine; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Science / Biochemistry; Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; alpha 1-Antitrypsin
First sentence: Alpha 1-antitrypsin (1AT) deficiency is a common hereditary disorder characterized by a reduction of serum levels of 1AT, emphysema, and liver disease (1-8).