Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency due to Pi null: clinical presentation and evidence for molecular heterogeneity.

AUTOR(ES)

Bamforth, F J

RESUMO

The proteinase inhibitor null (Pi-) allele is a rare cause of alpha 1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency. In three families, all the subjects with AAT deficiency due to PiZ- presented in early childhood with recurrent chest infections and wheezing presumably related to passive smoking. In Pi- the AAT gene is present and there is no evidence for a gene deletion. In one family a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) detected with the enzyme XbaI segregates with the Pi- allele. In a family where a consanguineous marriage occurred, the XbaI polymorphism segregates with the normal M1 allele rather than Pi-, suggesting that Pi- may have originated from M1. In contrast, a third family and 20 normal unrelated subjects do not show the RFLP.

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