Elastase imbalance: alpha-1 antitrypsin in aneurysms

Lisowska-Myjak, B.

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 33(1): 143-149

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3843
PMID: 10399732
Document Number: 509769
The balance between proteinases and their inhibitors is important in maintaining structural integrity of connective tissues, including the arterial wall. Elevated serum elastase level is a possible serum marker of patients with high risk of aneurysm formation. Possibly, the heterozygous and the homozygous AAT deficiency states are genetic risk factors that could predispose a aneurysm formation.

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