Alpha 1-Antitrypsin

A study of common Mendelian disease carriers across ageing British cohorts: meta-analyses reveal heterozygosity for alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency increases respiratory capacity and height
Teri-Louise North, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Cyrus Cooper, Ian J Deary, John Gallacher, Mika Kivimaki, Meena Kumari, Richard M Martin, Alison Pattie, Avan Aihie Sayer, John M Starr, Andrew Wong, Diana Kuh, Santiago Rodriguez, Ian N M Day

Journal of Medical Genetics Apr 2016, 53 (4) 280-288; DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103342

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Alpha 1-Antitrypsin