ALLMedicine™ Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Center

Aug 30th, 2021 - Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (AAT) is one of the major plasmatic protease inhibitors. In the last decade, an association between Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) has been hypothesized. Multiple factors may be invol...

Aug 17th, 2021 - Pathological mutations in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) protein cause retention of toxic polymers in the hepatocyte endoplasmic reticulum. The risk for cirrhosis in AAT deficiency is likely directly related to retention of these polymers within the li...

Jul 5th, 2021 - Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is most commonly caused by the Z mutation, a single-base substitution that leads to AAT protein misfolding and associated liver and lung disease. In this study, we apply adenine base editors to correct the Z m...

Jun 22nd, 2021 - Rare variants of Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (AATD) have been described by the Spanish registry of patients with AATD. The great majority of these rare variants are Mmalton alleles and many recent case series of them have been identified ...

Jun 14th, 2021 - Conformational diseases are caused by the aggregation of misfolded proteins. The risk for such pathologies develops years before clinical symptoms appear, and is higher in people with alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) polymorphisms. Thousands of people wi...

Dec 21st, 2016 - Clinicians are required to assess abnormal liver chemistries on a daily basis. The most common liver chemistries ordered are serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin. These tests sh...

Apr 27th, 2012 - Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) functions primarily to inhibit neutrophil elastase, and deficiency predisposes individuals to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Severe A1AT deficiency occurs in one in 5000 to one in 5500 o...

Oct 2nd, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ethnic differences in the frequencies of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency alleles might contribute to national differences in COVID-19 fatality rates, researchers report. "It was interesting to see how one point mutation ...

Oct 2nd, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ethnic differences in the frequencies of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency alleles might contribute to national differences in COVID-19 fatality rates, researchers report. "It was interesting to see how one point mutation ...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Answer 2/5 Which of the following conditions presents in a similar way to AADC deficiency? Your peers chose: Gaucher disease 0% Mucopolysaccharidosis 0% Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency 0% Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency 0% BH4 deficiency prese...

Feb 22nd, 2018 - Action Points Clinical factors associated with the course of liver disease differed among children and adults with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), according to a systematic review of the literature, where heterogeneity among studies preclud...

Dec 1st, 2017 - DISEASE-SPECIFIC INDICATIONS Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD (both non- and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency) is the most common indication for lung transplant and accounts for almost 32% of lung transplants worldwide. 13 Patients should b.