Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: clarifying the role of the putative protective threshold

Alessandro N. Franciosi, Daniel Fraughen, Tomás P. Carroll, Noel G. McElvaney

Source: Eur Respir J, 59 (2) 2101410; 10.1183/13993003.01410-2021
Journal Issue: February

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