Abstract:Background
Lung cancer (LC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in both sexes worldwide. Although its principal risk factor is smoking habit, there are genetic mutations, such as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), that have been related with increased risk This study is the continuation of an earlier one published by the same group in 2015, aimed at analysing risk of LC in never-smokers, associated with carriers of the AATD genotype.
Methods
A multicentre c… Show more
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