alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency in twins and parents-of-twins.

Abstract:

:Serum-trypsin-inhibitory-capacity (STIC) and alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) genotypes were evaluated in 83 twins and 112 paired parents-of-twins. An increased prevalence (17.0--21.9%) of intermediate AAT deficiency (STIC less than 0.95 units/ml) was detected in both of these groups as compared to a prevalence of 4.1% in 1,841 healthy controls. PiS and PiZ molecular variants of AAT were also found more frequently in the twin and parent groups, but this was not statistically significant. Low levels of protease inhibition may enhance fertility and a tendency towards twinning, since proteolytic enzymes are involved in fertilization of ova by sperm and in gametogenesis. Increased fertility and twinning may be heterozygous advantages for AAT deficiency.

journal_name

Clin Genet

journal_title

Clinical genetics

authors

Lieberman J,Borhani NO,Feinleib M

doi

10.1111/j.1399-0004.1979.tb02026.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1979-01-01 00:00:00

pages

29-36

issue

1

eissn

0009-9163

issn

1399-0004

journal_volume

15

pub_type

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