As the deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin glycoprotein affects the severity of lung disease among patients with Cystic Fibrosis | Zendy

CYNTHIA MARA PEREIRA BEZERRA | Zendy; Carmen Sílvia Bertuzzo | Zendy

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As the deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin glycoprotein affects the severity of lung disease among patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Author(s) -

CYNTHIA MARA PEREIRA BEZERRA,

Carmen Sílvia Bertuzzo

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

anais do congresso de iniciação científica da unicamp

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

ISSN - 2447-5114

DOI - 10.19146/pibic-2016-51997

Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency , medicine , glycoprotein , disease , lung , alpha (finance) , lung disease , fibrosis , pathology , gastroenterology , biology , surgery , genetics , construct validity , patient satisfaction

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a serious genetic disease, CF is an autosomal recessive genetic disease clinical manifestations can vary being detectable after birth or in adulthood. Basically the defect affects the cells of various organs , which can be presented in different ways in individuals with the disease. With this research can therefore conclude that the alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an aggravating factor for lung disease in people with cystic fibrosis.

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