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Efficacy of alpha1-antitrypsin augmentation therapy in conditions other than pulmonary emphysema.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 12 Apr 2011
Blanco Ignacio, Lara Beatriz, de Serres Frederick
Abstract excerpt
Up to now alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) augmentation therapy has been approved only for commercial use in selected adults with severe AAT deficiency-related pulmonary emphysema (i.e. PI*ZZ genotypes as well as combinations of Z, rare and null alleles expressing AAT serum concentrations <11 μmol/L). However, the compassionate use of augmentation therapy in recent years has proven outstanding efficacy in small cohorts...
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