Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Genotype Distribution in Patients with Emphysema       
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Levent Özdemir
Samsun Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Savaş Gegin
Samsun Training And Research Hospital, Türkiye
Burcu Özdemir
Samsun Training And Research Hospital, Türkiye
Esra Arslan Aksu
Samsun Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cemal PAZARLI Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı International Journal of Copd
Dergi ISSN 1176-9106
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2025
Cilt No 20
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 2815 / 2822
DOI Numarası 10.2147/COPD.S531347
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s531347
Özet
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare inherited condition characterized by low serum levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT). In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency of AATD in patients with emphysema, to show the distribution of AATD genotypes according to the type and localization of emphysema, and to evaluate patients in terms of augmentation therapy. This cross-sectional descriptive study included 794 patients with emphysema on high-resolution thoracic tomography (HRCT) between December 2022 and December 2024 at the chest disease clinic of the Samsun Training and Research Hospital. During screening, demographic characteristics (age and sex), smoking status (smoker, ex-smoker, and non-smoker), types of emphysema (centriacinar emphysema, panacinar emphysema, and paraseptal emphysema), and location (upper, middle, and lower lobes) were recorded. Dried blood spot samples collected from the fingertips of patients with emphysema were screened for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) genotype deficiency. AAT levels and PFT were evaluated in patients with AATD. In the AAT genotyping results, no mutations were detected in 763 (96%) patients, while AATD mutations were detected in 31 (4%) patients. While AATD was more common in panacinar emphysema, no mutations were detected in paraseptal emphysema. The most common mutations were PI*M/M malton (n=9), PI*M/Z (n=7), PI*M/I (n=4), and PI*M malton/M malton (n=4). AAT level was found to be low in PI*Z/Z (n=3), PI*M malton/M malton (n=4) and PI*Z/M malton (n=1) genotypes (0.20±0.2 g/L). Six patients received augmentation therapy for AATD: three had PI*Z/Z, two had PI*M malton/M malton, and one had the PI*Z/M malton genotype. As a result, analyzing AAT genotypes in patients with emphysema may provide an early diagnosis of AATD, allowing the application of preventive measures and augmentation therapy strategies.
Anahtar Kelimeler
alpha-1 antitrypsin | emphysema | genotype | augmentation therapy
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Genotype Distribution in Patients with Emphysema

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