An Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Screening Study in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchiectasis, or Asthma in Turkey.

Seda Tural ÖnÜrAntonino NatoliBettina DregerSibel ArınçNurhan SarıoğluMustafa ÇörtükDilek KaradoğanAbdurrahman ŞenyiğitBirsen Pınar Yildiz Nurdan KokturkSerap Argun BarısSümeyye Kodalak Cengiz Mehmet Polatlı

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2023)

Our results identified AATD mutations as a genetic-based contributor to lung disease in patients with COPD or bronchiectasis and assessed their frequency in a population of Turkish patients.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
lung function
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
gene expression
dna methylation