Is Heterozygosity for the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Risk Allele Pi∗MZ a Disease Modifier or Genetic Risk Factor?

Gastroenterology. 2020 Aug;159(2):433-434. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.06.035. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Authors

Heinz Zoller¹, Sonja Wagner², Herbert Tilg³

Affiliations

¹ Christian Doppler Laboratory of Iron and Phosphate Biology; Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Electronic address: heinz.zoller@i-med.ac.at.
² Christian Doppler Laboratory of Iron and Phosphate Biology; Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
³ Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

PMID: 32569768
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.06.035

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MeSH terms

Adult
Alleles
Heterozygote
Humans
Phenotype
Risk Factors
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency* / diagnosis
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency* / genetics