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PiZZ

The most common variant allele in α1-antitrypsin deficiency; the common normal allele is PiMM. See α1-antitrypsin deficiency.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The presumed incidence of AAT deficiency (e.g., phenotype PiZZ) has been estimated by others (Cox et al.
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is not a rare disease but a disease that is rarely diagnosed
Patient 2 was homozygous for a glutamate-to-lysine substitution at amino acid 342 in [[alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin, leading to a charged amino acid substitution (PIZZ).
Identification of [[alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin variants in plasma with the use of proteomic technology
First, the list of expressions created can now be reordered-although the display is not designed for over 100 of them--which allows, for example, tempo indications to be grouped separately from performance method indications (such as arco and pizz.).
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According to the company, the study consists of two parts: Part A in healthy volunteers, which has been completed, and Part B to be conducted in patients with PiZZ genotype AATD.
Arrowhead begins treatment with ARC-AAT in patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Homozygous PiZZ is also associated with liver involvement and confers a risk for liver disease, but only a minority of people with this genotype develop cholestasis and/or cirrhosis (2, 4, 5).
Heterozygous M3Mmalton [[alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin deficiency associated with end-stage liver disease: case report and review
As in the Hamelle publication of the church version, the size of the page is practical for performance but the music typeface is much too small--certain indications (pizz., con sourd., dolce) as well as the measure numbers at the top of each page are very tiny indeed.
Gabriel Faure
The company's study consists of two parts: Part A in healthy volunteers, which has been completed; and Part B to be conducted in patients with PiZZ genotype AATD.
Arrowhead passes US FDA's ODD for ARC-AAT for liver disease associated with Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Other quibbles with the general layout of these scores concern the use of roman type for virtually every word and marking: vocal texts (of course), dynamics, tempo and expression markings, and all kinds of performance indications (con sord., pizz., etc.).
Hector Berlioz

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