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Case-finding for alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Kazakh patients with COPD

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2017
Background Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an under-diagnosed condition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to screen for AATD in Kazakh patients with COPD using dried blood spot specimens ...
Ardak Zhumagaliyeva, Stefania Ottaviani, Timm Greulich, Marina Gorrini, Claus Vogelmeier, Ludmila Karazhanova, Gulmira Nurgazina, Annalisa DeSilvestri, Victor Kotke, Valentina Barzon, Michele Zorzetto, Angelo Corsico, Ilaria Ferrarotti   +12 more
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Home Therapy

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
While available in only a few countries, home therapy is a possible strategy for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. We want to describe our experience in the management of human alpha-1 antitrypsin using home care intravenous augmentation ...
Anna Annunziata, Maurizia Lanza, Antonietta Coppola, Paolo Andreozzi, Sara Spinelli, Giuseppe Fiorentino   +5 more
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Medicina Clínica (English Edition), 1977
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare hereditary condition caused by decreased plasma and tissue levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) that can lead to serious lung and liver disease in children and adults. AATD patients face challenges such as under diagnosis, clinical variability, and limited treatment options for liver disease.
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Update on and future perspectives for the diagnosis of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in Brazil

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the SERPINA1 gene, which encodes the protease inhibitor alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT). Severe AATD predisposes individuals to COPD and liver disease.
José R Jardim, Francisco Casas-Maldonado, Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes, Maria Vera Cruz de O Castellano, María Torres-Durán, Marc Miravitlles   +5 more
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana, Iris Liou, Adrian Reuben, Ayako Suzuki, M. Isabel Fiel, William Lee, Victor Navarro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY IN CHILDREN

Медицинский совет, 2017
Hereditary deficiency of the alpha-1-antitrypsin occupies a leading position among the causes of chronic nonspecific lung diseases with emphysema formation.
S. I. MELNIK, M. V. PINEVSKAYA, E. A. ORLOVA, S. V. STAREVSKAYA, I. Y. MELNIKOVA, V. I. LARIONOVA   +5 more
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Future Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Disease Associated with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is one of the most common genetic diseases and is caused by mutations in the SERPINA1 gene. The homozygous Pi*Z variant is responsible for the majority of the classic severe form of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency ...
Nélia Abreu, Vítor Magno Pereira, Madalena Pestana, Luís Jasmins   +3 more
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alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace, 1998
Homozygous PIZZ alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, which has an incident of 1 in 1600 to 1 in 2000 live births, is the most common genetic cause of liver disease in children. It is also associated with chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in adults. It is a well-known cause of pulmonary emphysema.
Paone G, Brantly M.
openaire   +5 more sources

PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN PHENOTYPES

Медицинская иммунология, 2016
Alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) exerts a wide spectrum of protective effects, being focused on reduction of secondary injury in inflammation. Moreover, A1AT inhibits some serine proteases, and down-regulates production of proinflammatory cytokines.
M. Yu. Pervakova, S. V. Lapin, E. A. Surkova, O. Yu. Tkachenko, A. I. Budkova, V. I. Guseva, O. N. Titova, V. L. Emanuel, Areg A. Totolian   +8 more
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Non-invasive testing for liver pathology in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2020
Background Many patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) receive care in respiratory clinics without access to specialist hepatology expertise. Liver disease can develop asymptomatically, and non-invasive markers of fibrosis may help identify
John R Hurst, Elisha Pickett, Douglas Thorburn, Aileen Marshall, Bibek Gooptu, Syed Hamza Abbas   +5 more
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