[Analysis of alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes and genotypes in patients with early-onset pulmonary emphysema]
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An increased risk for the development of emphysema occurs in all carriers of deficient variants of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (A1AT). A DNA polymorphism in the 3' promoter region of A1AT gene (locus Pi), which is important for a modulation of gene expression in a res... ...