Diseases

alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Deficiency of the protease inhibitor ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN that manifests primarily as PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA and LIVER CIRRHOSIS.

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Abstract

Deficiency of the protease inhibitor ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN that manifests primarily as PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA and LIVER CIRRHOSIS.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Deficiencies, alpha 1-Antitrypsin
  • Deficiency, alpha 1-Antitrypsin
  • alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiencies

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

Pi or PiZZ goes here + PHENOTYPE

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History Note

98

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Previous Indexing

  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin (1974)
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin/deficiency (1975-1997)

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  1. C06w.552w.074w
  2. C08w.381.112w
  3. C16w.320w.060w
  4. C23.550.325w.500w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019896. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019896
  2. alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-1_antitrypsin_deficiency
  3. alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622437