title: Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency with M-like phenotype.
abstract: A patient with a low serum concentration of alpha1-antitrypsin (0-1 g/l) but with an M-like phenotype is described. Her parents and 2 sibs have a PIM phenotype, but all except the father have approximately half-normal levels of alpha1-antitrypsin: The M-like variant apparently cannot be distinguished from M-alpha1-antitrypsin, when it occurs with M in heterozygotes. The proposita has severe airways obstruction and emphysema, and her father has moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The mother and 2 sibs are healthy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000235:genetics*; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency