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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) is more common in people of Northern European, Iberian, and Saudi Arabian descent. Most researchers believe it is markedly underrecognized.

Epidemiology and Demographics

People of northern European, Iberian and Saudi Arabian ancestry are at the highest risk for A1AD. Four percent carry the PiZ allele; between 1 in 625 and 1 in 2000 are homozygous.

Distribution of PiZZ in Europe.

It is estimated that between 80,000 – 1000,000 (~ 1 in 1,650 to 1 in 3,000) Americans have severe alpha-1 AT deficiency (PI ZZ phenotype). This is approximately the same prevalence as cystic fibrosis. Studies have also estimated that ~ 2-3% of patients with severe COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) have severe alpha-1 AT deficiency. Given this relatively high prevalence, it is interesting to find that most clinicians perceive alpha-1 AT deficiency to be rare. In fact, only ~ 4% of patients with the PI ZZ phenotype were identified by the medical community in one study. The remaining 96% of PI ZZ patients must therefore be asymptomatic, or symptomatic but have escaped detection. In a recent survey, the average time interval between the onset of pulmonary symptoms and time of diagnosis was 7.2 years. Additionally, 43% of patients see at least 3 physicians before the diagnosis is established, and 12% see between 6 and 10. Thus, most authors believe that alpha-1 AT deficiency is markedly underrecognized. Because there are genetic implications to the next generation, that diagnosis can assist in smoking prevention / cessation, and that treatment is now available, enhanced detection is essential.

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