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Original Article

α1-Antitrypsin insufficiency is a possible contributor to preterm premature rupture of membranes

Joel BaronDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eyal SheinerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Avishag AbecassisDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Efrat AshkenaziDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Galit ShahafDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Shimrit Yaniv SalemDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Tamar MadarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Guy TwinaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Arnon WiznitzerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Gershon HolcbergDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Eli C. LewisDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Pages 934-937 | Received 16 Feb 2011, Accepted 04 May 2011, Published online: 16 Aug 2011

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