The molecular basis of α1-antichymotrypsin deficiency in a heterozygote with liver and lung disease

J.-P. Faber; Wolfgang Poller; Klaus Olek; Ulrich Baumann; Joyce Carlson; Bertil Lindmark; Sten Eriksson

doi:10.1016/s0168-8278(05)80275-2

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SerpinCathepsin GSerine Proteinase InhibitorsAlpha 1-antitrypsin deficiencyHeterozygote advantageExonEndocrinologyCompound heterozygosityInternal medicineMedicineBiologyImmunologyMutationSerineSerine proteaseGeneEnzymeGenotypeBiochemistryProtease

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Year: 1993
Type: article
Volume: 18
Issue: 3
Pages: 313-321
Citations: 94
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                                    J.-P. Faber, 
                                
                                    Wolfgang Poller, 
                                
                                    Klaus Olek
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1993). 
                            The molecular basis of α1-antichymotrypsin deficiency in a heterozygote with liver and lung disease. 
                            Journal of Hepatology
                            , 18
                            (3)
                            , 313-321.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(05)80275-2
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(05)80275-2