Interactions of neutrophil elastase, serum trypsin inhibitory activity, and smoking history as risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with MM, MZ, and ZZ phenotypes for alpha-antitrypsin

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1977 Nov;116(5):837-46. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1977.116.5.837.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive / enzymology
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutrophils / enzymology
  • Pancreatic Elastase / metabolism*
  • Phenotype
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Risk
  • Smoking*
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin / genetics*
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Substances

  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin
  • Pancreatic Elastase