{"id":4449,"date":"2020-12-08T18:55:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T17:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2020-12-08T19:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:07:36","slug":"history-of-aatd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/en\/history-of-aatd\/","title":{"rendered":"History of AATD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4449\" class=\"elementor elementor-4449\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9a2f23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9a2f23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d152b0\" data-id=\"9d152b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc811e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fc811e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People who suffer from it have very low amounts of the protein Alpha 1 Antitrypsin.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df2538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df2538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">This protein is produced by our body, mainly in the liver, from there it passes into the blood and is distributed throughout the body. Its main function is to protect the lungs and other organs from some substances that can injure them, such as tobacco smoke, or toxic substances that are produced in infections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-490eda8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"490eda8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c76ffb\" data-id=\"9c76ffb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3158cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3158cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is the protein made?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6003d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6003d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">This protein is produced by our body, mainly in the liver, from there it passes into the blood and is distributed throughout the body.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Its main function is to protect the lungs and other organs from some substances that can injure them, such as tobacco smoke, or toxic substances that are produced in infections.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dca01d\" data-id=\"0dca01d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3246e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3246e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gastroenterology-dhmg-arizona-1620x1215-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gastroenterology-dhmg-arizona-1620x1215-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gastroenterology-dhmg-arizona-1620x1215-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gastroenterology-dhmg-arizona-1620x1215-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gastroenterology-dhmg-arizona-1620x1215-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gastroenterology-dhmg-arizona-1620x1215-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1923a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1923a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd14d79\" data-id=\"fd14d79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65c557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f65c557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>History of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency<\/h3><h4>Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited disorder that can cause lung disease and liver disease.<\/h4><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3605774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3605774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Variants of the gene<\/i><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c6d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1c6d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">The information necessary for the liver to produce this protein is found in a gene that is located on one of our pairs of chromosomes (we inherit one from our father and another from our mother), which is chromosome 14.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">There are many variants of this gene, which are named with a capital letter.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The most common variant is M, which produces a protein that functions normally and in adequate amounts.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">A person without deficit will have an M variant on each chromosome (it will be MM).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b291020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b291020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">However, some of these genetic variants cause the protein not to be produced (null variants) or that it has some defect and does not work well (Z, S and other variants).<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a314a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89a314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Anomalous variants<\/i><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480524b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"480524b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">The anomalous variants give rise to the appearance of the deficit and its severity will depend on the type of genetic defect:<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0 &#8211; A person with a normal gene and a deficient one (eg: MZ), produces a lower amount of protein than normal, but that may be enough to not put their health at risk. These people are called &#8220;carriers.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0 &#8211; A person with both deficient genes (ZZ) will have a very low amount of protein and that this fact will increase the risk of developing diseases.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2ce10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c2ce10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Signos y S\u00edntomas<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e0409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7e0409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">People with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency usually develop the first signs and symptoms of lung disease between the ages of 20 and 50.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The first symptoms are shortness of breath after mild activity, reduced ability to exercise, and wheezing.<\/span><br \/><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><b>Other signs and symptoms can include unintentional weight loss, recurrent respiratory infections, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat when standing up.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Affected people often develop emphysema, which is a lung disease caused by damage to the small air sacs in the lungs (alveoli). Characteristic features of emphysema include shortness of breath, a dry cough, and a barrel-shaped chest.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Smoking or being exposed to tobacco smoke accelerates the onset of emphysema symptoms and damage to the lungs.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><i>In rare cases, people with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency develop a skin condition called panniculitis, which is characterized by hardened skin with painful lumps or patches. Panniculitis varies in severity and can occur at any age.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42fc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42fc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AATD in children<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b6992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91b6992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\">About 10 percent of babies with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency develop liver disease, which often causes yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice).<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">About 15 percent of adults with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency develop liver damage (cirrhosis) due to the formation of scar tissue in the liver.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Signs of cirrhosis include a swollen abdomen, swollen feet or legs, and jaundice.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">People with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency are also at risk of developing a type of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2474413f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2474413f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73e143f9\" data-id=\"73e143f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27aa8329 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"27aa8329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/centroandaluzalfa1.org\/en\/media\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who suffer from it have very low amounts of the protein Alpha 1 Antitrypsin. 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