Providing a broad overview of basic and clinical aspects of alpha 1-antitrypsin (a 1AT) deficiency, this up-to-date reference discusses the complex pathobiological processes underlying the pathogenesis of a1AT deficiency, describes the a1AT gene and its promoter, and details specific therapies to prevent the major clinical manifestations of the disorder.
| ISBN: | 9780824788483 |
| Publication date: | 26th October 1995 |
| Author: | Ronald G Crystal |
| Publisher: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 449 pages |
| Series: | Lung Biology in Health and Disease |
| Genres: |
Biochemistry Respiratory medicine |