Prospective studies to determine the serum levels of alpha1-antitrypsin in patients with precanerous lesions of the respiratory tract are in progress, as are studies to determine if levels of alpha1-antitrypsin change with successful treatment of the malignancy.Curtis...
Other disorders to consider include autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson's disease, [[alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin deficiency, celiac sprue, and various muscle disorders. Substance abuse This patient denies abusing alcohol or using street drugs. Because patients with drug or alcohol problems oft...
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 84(2): 151-154 2005 ISSN/ISBN:0001-6349 15683375 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00554.x 048430767 Article emailed within 0-6 h Buy Now for$19.90 Payments are secure & encrypted Abstract
A recent study [21] investigated salivary and serum CRP in healthy medical students. Although not focusing on smoking, high correlations between the two CRP biomarkers were not found. However, the study was limited by: 1. the absence of age-related reference ranges for the salivary CRP test ...
Louboutin, JP, Villanova, M, Ulrich, G (1996) Elevated levels of complement components C5 and C9 and decreased antitrypsin activity in the serum of patients with X-linked vacuolated myopathy. Muscle Nerve 19: pp. 1144-1147Louboutin JP, Villanova M, Ulrich G, Fardeau M, Sagniez M: ...
A pancreatic carcinoma, associated with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein level, was resected from a 67-year-old man. The tumor was strongly suggested to be an acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas, based on the histological findings of the resected specimen. The tumor measured 12 × 10 × 9 ...