Prevalence of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) and frequencies of alleles PI*S and PI*Z in patients with COPD in Brazil

R. Russo, L. Zillmer, O. Nascimento, G. F. Santos, Junior, L. Fritscher, M. Miravitlles, F. Lundgren, M. A. Alves, H. D. C. Gondim, M. P. U. Sales, M. V. C. Oliveira, A. A. L. Souza, J. R. Jardim (São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Recife, Fortaleza, Goiania, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Assessing the prevalence of COPD in the general population
Session: Assessing the prevalence of COPD in the general population
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 945
Disease area: Airway diseases

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