On this occasion, two meetings will be held in Andalusia to update knowledge about the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficit next May. It has the collaboration of the Alfa-1 Center of Andalusia in Granada and Seville, as well as REDAAT. You can find more information on the following button: Read more
A study has been published that analyzes the role of primary care physicians in the diagnosis of AATD in the USA. This is a review that analyzes the underdiagnosis of COPD and AATD among primary care physicians in the United States. It is estimated that less than 10% of symptomatic AATD patients are diagnosed in
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In this study the prevalence of the Pi * SZ genotype is estimated worldwide, statistics in studies of previous populations. 262 cohorts from 71 countries are included for analysis. The allowed data from these cohorts allow estimating the existence of almost 1,500,000 Pi * SZ individuals worldwide, the majority (48%) in Europe, 39% in America
Download document In January 2017, more than 30 organizations presented this document of proposals with the aim of establishing active and permanent platforms that jointly enable effective solutions to be found between the competent public authorities, political representatives and all the groups belonging to the field. of rare, minority or infrequent diseases and, thus, be
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Ph. Francisco Casas talks to Pilar Carballada about his COPD as a result of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, difficulty in diagnosis, treatment, and his current feeling about tobacco after being a smoker.
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Casas F, Diego I, Bueno P, Esquinas C, Soriano JB, Miravitlles M, Blanco I. Geographical distribution of the prevalence of COPD in the world represented by interpolation GIS maps. IDW. Arch Bronconeumol. 2019;55(SC1):174. Nerea Matamala, Gema Gomez-Mariano, Selene Martinez, Alejandra Damian, Virginia Aquino, Sheila Ramos, Irene Gonzalo, Raquel Saez, Igor Iturbe, Javier Michel de la Rosa,
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