Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency 2017
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803942-7.00009-x
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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: Epidemiological Studies and Other AATD Associated Diseases

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“… 68 Emphysema is characteristically panacinar, bilateral, and basal ( Figure 2 ), although up to one third of the patients will have upper lobe distribution, more often found in smokers. 69 This pattern is more common in Pi*SZ heterozygotes. 70 CT has been proposed as the best method to evaluate the progression of emphysema, although its application currently remains limited to clinical studies.…”
Section: Patient Assessment: Complementary Testsmentioning
confidence: 90%
“… 68 Emphysema is characteristically panacinar, bilateral, and basal ( Figure 2 ), although up to one third of the patients will have upper lobe distribution, more often found in smokers. 69 This pattern is more common in Pi*SZ heterozygotes. 70 CT has been proposed as the best method to evaluate the progression of emphysema, although its application currently remains limited to clinical studies.…”
Section: Patient Assessment: Complementary Testsmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…The diagnostic approach in clinical practice comprises low serum AAT concentrations, AAT phenotyping using isoelectric focusing and genotyping (via PCR) (6). Liver biopsy reveals characteristic periodic acid Schiff-diastase (PAS-D) resistant globules within hepatocytes in AATD livers (7).…”
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