1. Accelerated Spirometric Decline in New York City Firefighters With α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency.
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Banauch, Gisela I., Brantly, Mark, Izbicki, Gabriel, Hall, Charles, Shanske, Alan, Chavko, Robert, Santhyadka, Ganesha, Christodoulou, Vasilios, Weiden, Michael D., and Prezant, David J.
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ALPHA 1-antitrypsin deficiency ,FIRE fighters ,SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 ,OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases ,SPIROMETRY ,DISEASES - Abstract
The article discusses a study to determine the levels of alpha 1-Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency among the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) rescue workers in light of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York city, New York on September 11, 2001. It states that insufficient amounts of AAT can result in obstructive airway disease, so researchers observed 90 FDNY workers who were at the site for 4 years after the event. They found that the workers did have low levels of AAT resulting in spirometric decline accelerations and airway symptoms.
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- 2010
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