Trends of testing for and diagnosis of α<sub>1</sub>-antitrypsin deficiency in the UK: more testing is needed

B. Soriano, Joan; Lucas, Sarah; Jones, Rupert; Miravitlles, Marc; Carter, Victoria; Small, Iain; Price, David; Mahadeva, Ravi

doi:10.1183/13993003.00360-2018

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Trends of testing for and diagnosis of α1-antitrypsin deficiency in the UK: more testing is needed

Published in European Respiratory Journal • May 31, 2018

Authors:

Joan B. Soriano

Sarah Lucas

Rupert Jones

Abstract

-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) significantly increases the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and testing of all COPD patients for AATD is recommended by the World Health Organization, European Respiratory Society and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disea...

Subject

COPD

Medicine

Pulmonary disease

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