ALLMedicine™ Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Center

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...

Jun 5th, 2021 - Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown origin with a variable and often unpredictable course and pattern of organ involvement. In this study we sought to identify specific bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cell gene expression pa...

May 27th, 2021 - Pulmonary events (PEs) associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) can have a severe clinical course and increase healthcare resource use (HRU). However, AATD-associated HRU and healthcare costs have not been extensively described. This ...

May 11th, 2021 - Generally, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is suspected in young patients with pulmonary emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients often suffer from diagnostic gaps and are misdiagnosed with chronic obstructive pulm...

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...

Mar 9th, 2020 - Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is the most common genetic cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and early-onset emphysema. AATD is characterized by low AAT levels; leading to excessive neutrophil elastase (NE) mediated lung ...

Jan 29th, 2020 - Genetic testing for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is sometimes delayed despite established testing indications. All genetic tests have risks and possible benefits. The ACT study evaluates the population demographics, reasons for testing, and outc...

Nov 29th, 2019 - Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, also called Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor (API) deficiency, is a genetic disorder characterized by the production of an abnormal amount of AAT protein and reduced circulating levels of this protein. Subjects with AAT...

Jun 24th, 2019 - The primary objective is to determine if Carbamazepine therapy in patients with severe liver disease due to Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency leads to a significant reduction in the hepatic accumulation of ATZ. The other objectives are: To determine ...

Jan 7th, 2019 - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Subcutaneously Administered ALN-AAT in Healthy Adult Subjects and Patients with ZZ Type Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Liver Disease.

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.