The prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: initial report of EARCO

Abstract Background Although bronchiectasis has been recognised as a feature of some patients with Alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency the prevalence and characteristics are not widely known. We wished to determine the prevalence of bronchiectasis and patient characteristics. The first cohort of patients...

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Main Authors: Robert A. Stockley, Anita Pye, Joshua De Soyza, Alice M. Turner, Marc Miravitlles, the EARCO study investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02830-2